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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Movie about an eco-terrorist
This movie about eco-terrorism (or rather, about a guy who may or may not be an eco-terrorist, and his relationship with his family) looks interesting.
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All smoke, no fire
Well, the "secret" NOAA fact sheet discussed in this post has now been posted in full on Roger Pielke Jr.'s site, and it contains ... nothing of any interest. It's a two-page set of talking points about hurricane science, all well-known and well-discussed. (Also read Roger's follow-up.)
It would seem, then, that Bush political appointees created this controversy out of whole cloth, by virtue of their instinct to cover things up and keep things secret -- even things that are utterly harmless.
Stupid.
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The connection
In the spirit of pissing off friends and foes alike, let me make the following three claims:- Global warming is already affecting hurricane intensity, and will only do so more in coming years;
- the Bush administration is actively attempting to hide this fact from the public;
- the connection between hurricanes and global warming is not, contra conventional activist wisdom, a good argument for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
