Green Options

Most food eaten in the USA is produced on mega-farms, whether inside America’s borders or imported from large farming operations overseas. Within the US, 5% of farms actually deliver 75% of America’s agricultural produce.

Tom Vilsack — former two-term Governor of Iowa, strong biofuels supporter, and former democratic candidate for president himself — has been leaked as President-elect Obama’s frontrunner for Agriculture Secretary.

From a biofuels standpoint, the choice of Vilsack would be a clear indication of the direction an Obama administration would likely take. As a political leader from a corn farming state, Vilsack has shown strong allegiances with the corn ethanol industry in the past and has been an outspoken advocate of alternative energy.