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tomphilpott

  1. RT @kate_sheppard Toxic Flame Retardants: Now In Your Food bit.ly/KBaQGl <highest levels in canned sardines. ugh 10:26 AM May 31st via web in reply to kate_sheppard
  2. How California could force the whole nation to label GMOs. motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2… 7:18 AM May 31st via web
  3. BADGE is the BPA-laden stuff they use to line cans. And it may be making us fat. motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2… 6:25 AM May 30th via web
  4. Happy to hear about the CHAMACOS study of kids' toxic exposure in Cali farm country at #cfs2012 link: cerch.org/research-progr… 12:29 PM May 18th via Twitter for Mac
  5. "Reactionary skepticism toward progress" -- assessment of Rachel Carson from panelist at #FPC12 11:42 AM May 16th via Twitter for iPhone
  6. Pesticide guy grumbling about the nefarious effects of Rachel Carson at #NPC12 11:23 AM May 16th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. My @CroplifeAmerica panel will be streaming here croplifeamerica.org/National-Polic… in 20 mins or so 6:47 AM May 16th via Twitter for Mac
  8. .@gmopundit @marynmck Read Cullather's The Hungry World. My review here: motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2… 5:15 AM May 16th via Twitter for Mac in reply to gmopundit
  9. Jay Vroom now making standard plea for Borlaug as savior of poor in Mexico & indiA. This is wholly specious. 5:34 PM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone
  10. In a small room with Jay Vroom, Croplife America, & Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau. Ag nerds will understand how intense this is. 5:26 PM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone
  11. Thx @belmontmedina, @Roshanakt Will probably wander to Poste. 11:40 AM May 15th via Twitter for Mac in reply to belmontmedina
  12. @belmontmedina not necessarily. How far is it? 11:19 AM May 15th via Twitter for Mac in reply to belmontmedina
  13. DC people: Ideas for decent food/drinks in that soulless area around Marriott Metro Center? 11:05 AM May 15th via Twitter for Mac
  14. Oddly enough, off to DC to speak at the Croplife America--pesticide industry trade group--conference. Hope they don't exterminate me. 6:05 AM May 15th via Twitter for iPhone
  15. I enjoy watching Kobe Bryant launch bricks. #shadenfruede #nba #beatlakers 8:08 PM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone
  16. Naming yourself "World Peace" when you have anger/violence issues: pretty met(t)a. #nba #beatlakers 8:06 PM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone