Topic: Tom Vilsack
Ardent Clinton supporter Tom Vilsack has said it is time for Hillary to concede the Democratic Party nomination to Senator Barack Obama .On Sunday, June 2 , 2008 , while talking with the Associated Press , Vilsack indicated that the thought the ...
Former Iowa Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack was chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) . Senate Confirms Obama Cabinet Secretaries (January 20, 2009) Tom Vilsack is the former two-term governor of Iowa. Tom ...
Colorado mine gets federal approval to construct methane vent holes in roadless forest areaA western Colorado coal mine received approval Thursday to drill wells on roadless forest land to vent methane.The drilling at the Elk Creek Mine near Paonia was among 14 ...
Conservation groups run ad appealing to US agriculture secretary to stop Tongass timber salesNearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales in the Tongass National Forest.The groups say both ...
Timber sale on Oregon national forest tests Obama pledge to protect roadless areasWhen Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.There are ...
Obama dispatching officials on summer tour to explore issues of concern to rural AmericaPresident Barack Obama is dispatching top administration officials and Cabinet members on a " rural tour" this summer to explore ways to strengthen rural America.The tour starts Wednesday in ...
Obama administration orders 1-year moratorium on most road-building in national forestsThe Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a directive Thursday reinstating for ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it would move forward with the Bush administration's rules for the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program, but asked industry to voluntarily adhere to stricter guidelines.. For one, the law exempted processed foods, ...
USDA asks meat industry to give shoppers more detail about where food comes fromThe Obama administration has asked the meat industry to voluntarily give the public more information about where their food comes from.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told consumer groups, farm groups ...
Profiles of new Cabinet secretariesProfiles of the Cabinet secretaries confirmed by the Senate Tuesday. _Education Secretary Arne Duncan has been superintendent of schools in President Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago since 2001. While Duncan has never been a teacher or school principal, ...