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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A new NYT blog about oil
The New York Times has a new blog about oil called Pipeline. Sadly, it’s behind the $elect pay wall, so most of you will never get to read it. Here’s a bit from the first post: In Nigeria, stolen oil is accelerating decades-old conflicts by bringing together the poor, the thugs and the powerful. For […]
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A nifty video
This week, our InterActivist is a guy named John Amos, a former oil and gas geologist who left the industry to found a nonprofit called SkyTruth. (Send him a question!) SkyTruth uses satellite imagery to help people visualize the damage done by oil and gas drilling. Check out their latest video, on oil and gas […]
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The wonkitude continues
DR: Over the past few years, the environmental movement has been in a period of self-flagellation about its ineffectiveness on the biggest issue of our time: climate change. You’ve been on both sides of the NGO/government divide. Do you have any words of wisdom on what environmental groups are doing wrong, or could do better? […]
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The Coup laments
In honor of President Bush’s speech tomorrow later today, in which he will announce a “surge” of new troops to Iraq, I give you the best love song of 2006: The Coup: “Baby Let’s Have a Baby Before Bush Do Somethin’ Crazy.” Lyrics below the fold. Baby let’s have a baby, before Bush do somethin’ […]
