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Politics of the Plate: Sweet Victory
Courts are ruling against genetically engineered crops, but where does the Obama administration stand?
09.30.09
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Carbon 101
Footprints, offsets, and conversion factors: The jargon of sustainability can confuse even the most environmentally sensitive among us, particularly in the supermarket aisles. Here’s a handy...
09.17.09
- Keywords
- sustainability,
- environment,
- ecology,
- legislation,
- seafood
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Talking the Talk on Sustainable Food
The USDA’s new Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative is a nice symbol, but will it actually change anything?
09.17.09
food politics
Blood and Chocolate
After 10 years of promises, protocols, and initiatives, the children of West Africa remain at the mercy of the cocoa industry.
09.16.09
- Keywords
- chocolate,
- africa,
- legislation,
- jocelyn c. zuckerman
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Obama’s Fish Faux Pas
Thanks to the current administration’s inaction, the Gulf of Mexico will soon become home to unsustainable fish farms.
09.09.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- farms+fish,
- aguaculture,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Wine, War, and Global Warming
What does it take to make people care about climate change? In France and the U.S., very different kinds of arguments.
08.20.09
- Keywords
- climate change,
- legislation,
- paris,
- wine,
- environment
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Casting the Food Safety Net too Wide
A bill recently passed by the House could have detrimental effects on small farmers.
08.03.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- food safety,
- farming,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Seeds Of Change
With the world’s hungry topping one billion, a first lady—and it’s not Michelle—announces a fresh approach to food policy.
07.01.09
- Keywords
- food policy,
- hillary clinton,
- legislation,
- farming,
- jocelyn c. zuckerman
food politics
The Gourmet Q + A: Robert Kenner
The director of Food, Inc. discusses how “veggie libel laws” have silenced critics of the food industry, why travel is horrible, and more.
06.19.09
- Keywords
- christy harrison,
- robert kenner,
- food policy,
- farming,
- q + a
food + cooking
Grilling Outlaws
This summer rite may seem like an inalienable right, but for many Americans (maybe even you), outdoor grilling is illegal.
06.15.09
- Keywords
- grilling,
- legislation,
- food policy,
- culinary culture,
- christine richmond