Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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SOTU 2007: Innocent question
It’s always "clean, safe nuclear power" and "clean coal," yet "wind and solar power" needs no modifiers. Wonder why that is.
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When you hear the word ‘reform’, you know it’s bad
After promising substantial benefits from boosting CAFE standards — 5 percent reduction in gas use by 2017 — Bush’s energy proposals contain a rather notable caveat: These amounts are based on an assumption that on average, fuel efficiency standards for both light trucks and passenger cars are increased 4 percent per year, beginning in Model […]
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Oil manipulation bad, corn manipulation good
I’m sifting through Bush’s energy proposals. This is particularly rich: The President’s Plan Enables America To Lead The World To Energy Security. By establishing such a visible and ambitious fuel standard, America’s global leadership will help encourage our friends and allies to consider similar policies. Actions by America’s friends and allies to increase their production […]
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They’re up
The energy security policies in Bush’s SOTU are up on the White House website. Have a look. More later.
