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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Yes, EPA regs will cost jobs: heavily subsidized, value-destroying jobs
The latest line of attack from the dirty-energy caucus has been that "54,000 direct jobs" will be lost if, as expected, new EPA regulations lead to the shuttering of around 20 percent of the U.S. coal-power fleet. The key thing to remember is that these are some of the most heavily subsidized jobs in the U.S. economy.
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Friday music blogging: Noah & the Whale
Noah & the Whale is a UK indie-folk band. If you guessed what their name is about without googling, you may be a terminal hipster.
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Coal is the enemy of the human race, mainstream economics edition
Coal-fired power is a gigantic, blood-sucking parasite that's enriching a few executives and shareholders at the public's expense, a new report suggests.
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Change GDP, change the world
What if social and political change -- changes in government policy, cultural norms -- can do for demand what technological change can do for supply?
