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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Alaska’s Ted Stevens gets desperate for ANWR
A while back, I noted with some bafflement that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) of all people was proposing a boost in CAFE standards. Now his fellow Senator is hopping on board the green train too: [Alaska Sen. Lisa] Murkowski on Tuesday endorsed Stevens’ bill and introduced a companion measure to create tax credits for alternative […]
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Good on him
Via Treehugger, I just stumbled on this column from Reason magazine’s science writer Ronald Bailey from back in September. To summarize, he says: I was wrong about global warming, but I wasn’t paid to be wrong. It would be easy to lampoon the column, or jump down Bailey’s throat. The commenters over at TH seem […]
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Lomborg whines
Al Gore cancels interview with hostile newspaper editor and tired shtickster Bjorn Lomborg. Editor and Lomborg throw tantrum on Wall Street Journal op-ed page. Addendum: I don’t know how much it will end up costing to substantially reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions. My strong suspicion is that in the long-term it will have a […]
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Somerby
Any writer who tells you they don’t care about their work being recognized is full of sh-t. That said, I try not to get too concerned about who is and isn’t reading or linking to my stuff. I figure I just plug away and if I express a perspective that resonates with people, it will […]
