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Michael Pollan, author of the book The Omnivore's Dilemma, selected by  the 
New York Times as one of the five best non-fiction books of  2006, teaches 
journalism at UC Berkeley. David Wood has a lot of money.  (See last 
paragraph.)--Tom
 
In a message dated 10/16/2010 11:27:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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https://civileats.com/2010/10/14/the-troubled-waters-of-big-ags-academic-inf
luence/
The  Troubled Waters of Big Ag's Academic Influence
EDITED

Last month,  the University of Minnesota caused a stir when it 
postponed the release of  "Troubled Waters" - a film that focuses on 
the effect agriculture is  having on U.S. waterways from Minnesota to 
the Gulf of Mexico.

The  film's team had thoroughly fact-checked the film and followed the 
review  process utilized by the PBS science program NOVA.

Not long after the  news broke that Troubled Waters was being held up, 
it came to light that  VP of University Relations Karen Himle was 
behind the film's purgatory.  This information was notable because her 
husband John Himle is president  of Himle Horner, a public relations 
firm that represents the Minnesota  Agri-Growth Council, a group that 
promotes both ethanol production and  industrial agriculture practices.

More troubling, Cargill - which is a  key player in ethanol production 
- has its VP on the University of  Minnesota's board.

Controversies around agriculture at universities are  not new, but it 
has become more frequent in recent years, as the public  becomes more 
aware of food production methods and industrial agriculture  groups 
feel threatened by the pressure to change. Just last fall Michael  
Pollan was scheduled to give a solo lecture at California Polytechnic  
State University when Harris Ranch Beef Company Chairman David Wood  
threatened to cut off $500,000 in funding to the university if he was  
allowed to do so.

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