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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Utne Independent Press Award
Not to toot our own horn (toot! toot!), but I thought I'd draw your attention to the fact that Grist has won the 2005 Utne Independent Press Award for online political coverage.
We are flattered.
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Merry Christmas!
Just a quick note to wish all Grist (and Gristmill!) readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Here's hoping Santa brought all of us what we really need: Enough courage and compassion to overcome fear.
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I’m dreaming of a solar Christmas
My parents are in the midst of building a new house -- their retirement home, as it were -- and I spent a little time (okay, very little) trying to persuade them to include some green building techniques. The pat answer was that there's not enough sun in Middle Tennessee to run solar panels.
Put aside the fact that solar is the tip of the green-building iceberg. Is it true that solar panels are only useful in areas with tons of direct sunlight?
According to a fascinating post from Jamais Cascio, no: Solar can be effective even in areas where it -- gasp -- snows. Read the post and follow the links. Interesting stuff.
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Top environmental story of 2005
What was the year's top environmental story? You can vote at the Sierra Club's website.
Think they missed something? Let us know in comments.
