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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From Liz to Living Libraries
No business like Liz business No matter how wholesome Elizabeth Hurley’s organic baby food turns out to be, it can’t make up for the cruelty of denying her child the opportunity to breast-feed. What? Why are you looking at us like that? Is that organic spandex? Research indicates that exercising makes you smarter and that […]
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Give
It just occured to me, with all the all the blogging I've been doing about Katrina, I haven't done the obvious yet:
Please give what you can to the hurricane relief efforts. People are hurting, and every little bit helps.
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Oil spill spotted
Looks like Katrina may have caused an oil spill after all.
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BusinessWeek on Katrina
The America-hating commies at, uh, BusinessWeek have a must-read article on Katrina and the implications for U.S. policy.
The major lesson policymakers should draw from the catastrophe is just how vulnerable the U.S. is becoming to natural disasters and energy disruptions. In fact, some experts say, Americans have been mistakenly lulled into thinking terrorism is the most pressing threat -- and they argue that the relentless focus on staving off suicide bombers has left crucial gaps elsewhere.
Here are their policy recommendations:
- Restore natural buffer zones
- Limit development in the most vulnerable areas
- Get serious about climate change
- Make a Presidential appeal
- Increase energy diversity
- Boost energy efficiency
Read the whole thing.
(via David Corn)
