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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Time for environmental funders to stop neglecting the grassroots
The top-down, elite-focused strategy that has come to dominate the environmental movement is not working. The philanthropic community needs to get serious about funding the grassroots.
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U.S. gangs up with Saudi Arabia to crush European climate initiative
All the world's countries love to talk piously about the need to address climate change. What happens if someone goes beyond talk to action? If the E.U.'s aviation program is any indication, it ain't pretty.
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Stearns accidentally exposes GOP energy agenda
Rep. Cliff Stearns says successful companies should get government subsidies -- unless those successful companies are involved in clean energy.
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The doughnut of justice: A new way to think about growth
Here's a new framework for thinking about how we can improve humanity's quality of life without exceeding ecological boundaries. Happily, it’s shaped like a doughnut.
