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Still waiting for the top meatpacking CEOs to testify, but here are some highlights so far from this House Ag committee hearing:
a cattle producer was apparently intimidated so much that they backed out of testifying - "They chose not to participate out of fear" @repdavidscott
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congratulations @hbottemiller ! Your reporting on the food industry has been ground-breaking for years & I'm so excited to see how that evolves next
✌️Personal news: Today is my last day at POLITICO. It's been a great 8 years! I'm proud to have worked alongside so many talented people.
I'm not done covering food policy! I'm launching something new. More details to come. Get on the early list here: bit.ly/3sPyaee
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Chloe Sorvino retweeted
I wrote about a bitcoin mining trend that isn't getting nearly enough attention.
Bitcoin miners/fossil fuel companies—they are increasingly one & the same—are buying portable generators, hauling in server farms in shipping containers & mining bitcoin right at the wellheads
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Chicken Billionaire Bemoans Higher Prices At Every Link In The Supply Chain, From Farm To Table @chloesorvino @forbes forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin…
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Chloe Sorvino retweeted
A whistleblower warning to FDA re: Abbott formula plant "should have prompted more aggressive action" -@ScottGottliebMD on @FaceTheNation.
The warning was sent **in October** to 7 officials, incl. acting commish Janet Woodcock.
I broke the story here: politico.com/news/2022/04/28…
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Chloe Sorvino retweeted
Thrilled to have @chloesorvino from @Forbes here at the @Reducetarian Summit to discuss how to invest in the future of food. Can’t wait to read her forthcoming book.
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So thrilled to read this book. Counting down the days until it comes out @KosherSoul
Pre-order: harpercollins.com/products/k…
The final cover. #Koshersoul
Also a thread on how to be supportive of yours truly and other authors...
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"In one email obtained discussing a pandemic-related proposal by USDA to require and subsidize hazard pay for workers through corporate tax breaks, a meatpacking lobbyist asked a Tyson lobbyist “Given where margins are, do we want to publicly support a tax break for packers?”
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plus much more here in today's landmark report from the House Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus Crisis: "Now To Get Rid Of Those Pesky Health Departments!" How The Trump Administration Helped The Meatpacking Industry Block Pandemic Worker Protections" coronavirus.house.gov/sites/…
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felt good to pack a basement again to see @SunrotMusic and Trophy Hunt on Friday at @GrimKim’s release show for FIGHT LIKE HELL — which I am so excited to read. The first few pages have me hooked.
If you haven’t ordered your copy yet: simonandschuster.com/books/F…
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Colorado reports one case of avian flu transferring to a human (a worker on a farm with infected birds) cdphe.colorado.gov/press-rel…
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Still waiting for the top meatpacking CEOs to testify, but here are some highlights so far from this House Ag committee hearing:
a cattle producer was apparently intimidated so much that they backed out of testifying - "They chose not to participate out of fear" @repdavidscott
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A Missouri cow/calf producer describing a rash of suicides among ranchers and farmers:
“There’s blood on their hands”
“Packers take capitalism to a whole new level”
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"I need to know, was there ever an agreement to set this up" asks @repdavidscott, reminding that they are testifying under oath
All respond "no."
Following up: "But none of you have been able to explain the meat margin chart and why profits have been rising since 2015."
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“There’s a misconception that when we talk about famine risk and food insecurity the main thing that’s missing is food,” said @Oxfam's @ScottTPaul “In the most dire hunger emergencies around the world, water is as much of a missing ingredient as food is.”
forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin…
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A classic! Glad you found this read @cfarivar
TIL: there’s a billionaire who controls 85% of the US market for pizza cheese. (great work from 2017, @chloesorvino!)
forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin…
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Chloe Sorvino retweeted
Last year the drought cost the CA Ag industry more than $1.1B & 14,000 jobs, according to a study from the @ucmerced. "CA's water system has been overdrafted for many decades," said the study’s lead author, @JosueMedellin
@chloesorvino #water #climate
forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin…
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Chloe Sorvino retweeted
In the meetings I’ve attended, much of what we’re seeing in the west is not just drought, but rather aridification, or long-term hydroclimate regime shift. From @chloesorvino forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin…
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Chloe Sorvino retweeted
terrifying to read, but necessary to understand @chloesorvino
forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin…
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