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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Cars
Joel Makower returns from the recently wrapped-up upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit and asks: Where was the green? On a related note, man oh man do I want one of these Airstream thingies.
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We are down the rabbit hole
Holy snot! Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (yes, that Ted Stevens) is sponsoring a bill to increase CAFE standards — the very standards he voted to eliminate in 2002. This is Stevens we’re talking about, so an ulterior motive is a mathematical certainty. I suspect he’s making deals or at least trolling for good will to […]
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I still think Lieberman’s a turd
… but I was never torn about whether to support Joe Lieberman. Here’s what he’s up to now: Lieberman was praising Bush as a “great leader” for bucking American opinion, as expressed in the 2006 election, in his determination to double down in Iraq. Lieberman then said something incredible: Even those opposed to the surge, […]
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To race
Gore’s refusal to jump in or completely rule out a presidential run is driving Beltway journalists to distraction, forcing them to fill up column inches saying absolutely nothing. They want their horse-race story! This "I’m really trying to get the message out about global warming" thing is just … no … fun.
