Articles by David Roberts

This is what counts as tangible these days?

Another essay on the Death Stuff, by Mike Lee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. It's a reasonable summation, without much new. This bit is amusing, though:

But Grist.org recently reported one of the most tangible results of all the questions. The online magazine said several national environmental groups are paying for a high-level political strategist to help them rethink their message and methods.

If Mike had read the piece itself, I'm not sure he would have used the phrase "tangible results."

Two articles on Slate, one substantive, one funny — read the funny one.

Slate is running a piece by Paul Sabin on the Death Stuff. There's not much new there, but it links to us, so I'm linkin' back.

Much juicier is their hilarious article up about the celeb/green/media stuff we covered here, particularly Cameron Diaz's Trippin'. I must say, mocking celebrities is cheap and easy and kind of pointless.

But it's still pretty fun:

Indigenous British Columbia activists battle Weyerhaeuser

A note from Gristmill reader Japhet has prodded me to write about something that's been on my to-do list for weeks: There's a pretty amazing fight going down in a far-off corner of British Columbia. On the north coast, native residents of Haida Gwaii have been battling the provincial government over the old-growth forests on the islands -- blockading roads, seizing wood, and the like. It is, as Japhet says, a "collision of big business [namely Weyerhaeuser], indigenous people and government. Not much space left in that room." Indeed.

For background, read this story and this story. For the latest details, check the Rainforest Action Network blog (which Japhet runs), and also read these three posts by Eric on the Cascadia Scorecard blog. And there's always the Queen Charlotte Islands Observer, which is covering this quite a bit.

From the Center for American Progress

The House may vote on the Energy Bill today. As I keep saying, the bill is a real monstrosity, one that encapsulates, as the Center for American Progress puts it, "Everything That's Wrong with Congress in One Bill." Read their wrap-up. And weep.

(Also, don't miss this site.)