The American Clean Energy and Security Act – better known as the climate change bill – is heading to the House floor this week now that leadership has struck a deal with farm state opponents led by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN). Part of the agreement includes allowing USDA to have oversight for agricultural carbon offset programs instead of EPA. “The …
Car of the Heartland To Promote The American Farmer
This afternoon I saw the unveiling of the Car of the Heartland, the official Car of the American Farmer. This is a concept car developed by Furniture Row Racing. They’re looking for industry partners to help them make the car a reality on the NASCAR tracks in 2010, starting with the Daytona 500. The unveiling was done to the participants …
News Media In Transition
One of the sessions here at the AFBF Shining at the PR Summit was titled, “News Media in Transition.” I thought I’d hear stories about how tv and newspapers were utilizing new and social media mechanisms to “transition” to how consumers want to get news and information. Instead I would characterize the comments as being very defensive and actually blaming …