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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Kempthorne’s contributors
The confirmation hearings of Bush Interior Secretary nominee Dirk Kempthorne start today. To get yourself in the mood, check out this story in the Idaho Statesman. It takes a look at where Kempthorne's gotten the bulk of his contributions over his career -- nothing that will surprise you -- but does so in a more measured and sophisticated way than most articles of this nature.
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7th Gen blog
By way of introducing the new blog from eco-home-product maker 7th Generation, let me just say that I'm happy to read this. It's about time somebody put the brakes on the Godin worship.
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A third party?
In today's New York Times ($), the Mustache of Understanding sounds the plaintive lament of the pundit class: the need for a third party.
I'm hoping for a third party. The situation is ripe for one: America is facing a challenge as big as the cold war -- how we satisfy our long-term energy needs, at reasonable prices, while decreasing our dependence on oil and the bad governments that export it -- and neither major party will offer a solution, because it requires sacrifice today for gain tomorrow.
Now, practically speaking, the institutional barriers to a third party in today's political milieu are insuperable. But as always, the Mustache trusts his "gut" on this issue. And as always, his gut tells him that the American public is right on the verge of lining up behind the Mustache Plan.
Insuperable obstacles aside, does Friedman have a point? Is it true that "neither major party will offer a solution"?
Well, no.
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The paper burden
Oh, this is just too good. The leader of the UK conservative party, David Cameron, has been bragging about his green credentials lately (remember, they're sane in the UK, so they demand that all their leaders have green cred), and urging other MPs to change their personal behavior to demonstrate green values.
David Cameron was forced to backtrack on his personal green credentials yesterday by admitting that he traveled to work by bicycle not to cut carbon emissions, but because he found it enjoyable.
The Conservative leader had to switch tack after it emerged that his car followed him carrying briefing papers and his shoes on the days that he cycled from his Notting Hill home to Westminster.Hee hee. But it gets better:
