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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Dem plan to fight global warming
Feinstein unveils it. It's not ideal, but it's pushing the bounds of what's currently acceptable, and that's about the best you could ask for.
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Weak energy-efficiency rules flying under the radar
I wish enviros (and, hell, everyone else) would kick up more of a fuss about this kind of stuff. Energy-efficiency measures don't get enough attention, from the PTB or from the green movement.
The Bushies are lowballing these standards because, well, that's what they do: the minimal necessary to keep up appearances and still not bother their industry friends. If they discovered that everyone was watching, and a shitstorm would kick up every time they tried to skirt real, impactful rules on this sort of thing, they'd change their tune. As it is, they get away with it because everybody's attention is elsewhere.
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From Hurley to Hetchy
Certified orgasmic Liz Hurley has announced that she will give up acting, prompting an anguished nation to cry out, “Wait, when did Liz Hurley start acting?” Seems Hurley wants to devote herself full-time to her farm in England, which will soon go organic and get proper livestock. “I’ve joined the breeders’ club already,” said Hurley. […]
