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Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 06:00:00 AM PST
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The NYT has a WONDERFUL editorial about the nomination of CropLife lobbyist Islam A Siddiqui:
The White House has nominated Mr. Siddiqui for the position of chief agricultural negotiator in the office of the United States trade representative. He is presently a vice president at CropLife America, a coalition of the major industrial players in the pesticide industry, including Syngenta, Monsanto, Dow Chemical and DuPont. That job doesn't seem to square with the Obama administration's professed interest in more sustainable, less chemically dependent approaches to agriculture.
The op ed notes that "the business of CropLife - an arm of which openly scoffed at Michelle Obama's plans for an organic garden - is to increase exports of agricultural chemicals." They conclude that "This seems too narrow a perspective given the administration's interest in the more organic approach favored by many consumers and farmers... The negotiator we need is someone who can represent a broad view of American agriculture." Hell yeah! |
| Jill Richardson :: NYT on Having a Pesticide Lobbyist in the Obama Administration |
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