Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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Walmart vows to use its power for good food, not evil
Walmart has graphically demonstrated the damaging aspects of severe market consolidation in the food industry. If it can now demonstrate a benevolent side to market domination, then I salute it -- and shrug.
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The beekeeper who kicked the EPA's nest speaks [VIDEO]
We have Tom Theobald to thank for the leaked EPA documents revealing the bee-killing potential of clothianidin, a widely used pesticide. He tells his story in a new video.
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U.K. organic milk better for you than conventional, thanks to cows' grass-based diet
A peer-reviewed U.K. study found that organic milk delivers significantly higher levels of healthy fatty acids than does conventional milk. But the real difference stemmed from what the cows eat.
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Reading the tea leaves for the future of the global food trade
Does your tea habit promote deforestation, soil erosion, gushers of pesticides, and poverty wages? Probably -- even if it's Fair Trade, I'm sorry to say. But it doesn't have to.
