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..Prior to his appointment, (click here) Vilsack served two terms as the Governor of Iowa, in the Iowa State Senate and as the mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Vilsack was born into an orphanage and adopted in 1951. After graduating Hamilton College and Albany Law School in New York, he moved to Mt. Pleasant, his wife Christie's hometown, where he practiced law. The Vilsacks have two adult sons and two daughters-in-law - Doug, married to Janet; and Jess, married to Kate. They also have four grandchildren.
December 9, 2015
By David Jackson
Washington - Unless the warming of the earth is slowed, (click here) it will damage the quantity, quality and delivery of food across the world, perhaps generating hunger and conflict, Agriculture SecretaryTom Vilsack told USA TODAY in an interview Wednesday.
As diplomats in Paris try to forge a global climate change agreement, theObama administration is seeking to sell proposed carbon reductions by stressing their benefits to the food supply — and the risks of inaction.
"The reality is that hungry people are not happy people," Vilsack said. "And that is going to increase unrest and it's going to increase instability in a variety of places around the world."
Amid modern-day worries about terrorism and global security, Vilsack said that prospective scarcities of food and water "would be a much more serious security situation than we have even today."
The risks in the United State are more economic, said the former Iowa governor who has been secretary of Agriculture throughout the Obama administration. "The price of food may increase," he said, "which will put greater strain on families that are struggling economically, greater strain on our nutrition assistance programs."...
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December 9, 2015
By David Jackson
Washington - Unless the warming of the earth is slowed, (click here) it will damage the quantity, quality and delivery of food across the world, perhaps generating hunger and conflict, Agriculture Secretary
As diplomats in Paris try to forge a global climate change agreement, the
"The reality is that hungry people are not happy people," Vilsack said. "And that is going to increase unrest and it's going to increase instability in a variety of places around the world."
Amid modern-day worries about terrorism and global security, Vilsack said that prospective scarcities of food and water "would be a much more serious security situation than we have even today."
The risks in the United State are more economic, said the former Iowa governor who has been secretary of Agriculture throughout the Obama administration. "The price of food may increase," he said, "which will put greater strain on families that are struggling economically, greater strain on our nutrition assistance programs."...
