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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Friday music blogging: Elliott Brood
When David Roberts went to the Pickathon music festival in Oregon earlier this year, he discovered a bunch of new bands, but none won him over as quickly and thoroughly as Elliott Brood, a three-piece twang/folk/rock outfit from Toronto.
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House hearing marks new low in Solyndra witch hunt
Republicans are taking their Solyndra scandalmongering to the next level at today's hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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GOP tries to explain away loan-guarantee hypocrisy, fails
In hyping the Solyndra faux scandal, Republicans have gone after the loan-guarantee program with guns blazing. They just can't support big government picking winners! Except, uh, turns out they can.
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Solar is getting cheap fast — pay attention, Very Serious People
Solar PV could be the cheapest source of electricity within 15 years. You'd think utilities, regulators, investors, and political leaders would want to take note.