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2008-12-19 | permalink
U.S. Agriculture nominee draws praise
President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Tom Vilsack, a former governor of a heartland state and a strong supporter of alternative energy sources, as agriculture secretary drew praise Wednesday from both environmentalists and farmers - groups that don’t often see eye to eye. ”Gov. Vilsack recognizes that farmers, ranchers and forest landowners have an important role to play in combatting climate change,” Robert Bonnie, vice president of land, water and wildlife for the Environmental Defense Fund, said in a statement. ”He is a strong supporter of a cap and trade program for greenhouse gases, carbon offsets and other measures to help stop global warming.”
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2008-12-19 | permalink
U.S. Agriculture nominee draws praise
President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Tom Vilsack, a former governor of a heartland state and a strong supporter of alternative energy sources, as agriculture secretary drew praise Wednesday from both environmentalists and farmers - groups that don’t often see eye to eye. ”Gov. Vilsack recognizes that farmers, ranchers and forest landowners have an important role to play in combatting climate change,” Robert Bonnie, vice president of land, water and wildlife for the Environmental Defense Fund, said in a statement. ”He is a strong supporter of a cap and trade program for greenhouse gases, carbon offsets and other measures to help stop global warming.”
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