As it has here, disclosure of farm subsidy payments has created quite a stir in Europe, thanks to the folks at www.farmsubsidy.org.

It's a lot harder to pull off on the other side of the pond--25 countries, each with its own information disclosure rules, not to mention all the languages.

But a resolute and inventive band of nongovernmental organizations, journalists and academic researchers has been steadily disclosing "Who gets what from the Common Agricultural Policy."

Just recently they've topped a million searches on the Web site, and they've generated a ton of media coverage--earning one of the principal collaborators, Nils Mulvad, recognition as European Voice's Journalist of the Year. EWG is proud to be working with them.

Check out their site. Nestle's, anyone?