Archive for November 18, 2008
Michael Pollan favored by Foodies/Environmentalists for Agriculture Secretary
I’m not really sure if I would want Michael Pollan to be the Agriculture Secretary, but I signed the petition for it anyway. There is no gaurantee that he would be more influential as a figurehead. Maybe we don’t know how influential an Agriculture Secretary could be because we have never had one that fights [...]
November 18, 2008
Tags: agriculture, Barack Obama, Michael Pollan, policy Posted in: Politics 
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PETA wants Insurance Carriers to Charge Meat-Eaters Higher Premiums
Insurance carriers charge smokers more, so why not charge omnivores more as well, suggested PETA in a letter to to Blue Cross Vermont President Bill Milnes Jr. PETA Vice President Tracy Reiman writes, “By giving your policyholders a financial incentive to go vegetarian – and penalizing those whose meat-based diets fuel our nation’s worst health [...]
November 18, 2008
Tags: PETA, policy, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Health, Politics 3 Comments
