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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Top environmental events of 2004
What were the big eco-events of 2004? More than 2,000 members of the Sierra Club voted. The results are here.
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The year in renewable energy news
A lot happened this year in the world of renewable energy. As Renewable Energy Access summarizes:
2004 was a banner year for renewable energy! PV production capacity reached the 1GW mark; Global Wind Power continued to blow at hurricane strength, even with a downturn in the U.S. market; Bioenergy gained critical momentum powered largely by biodiesel; Ocean Energy moved from a few ripples to serious swells in Europe and the U.S.; Green Energy purchases became synonymous with sustainable business practices; and lots more...whew!
They've got a four-part year-in-review feature that makes for great skimming. Here's Jan-March, April-June, July-Sep, and Oct-Dec. -
You go Conoco
ConocoPhillips has decided to withdraw from Arctic Power, the main lobbying group pushing for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We were actually going to write this up in the Daily Grist today, but our subscription to the Wall Street Journal, where it was reported, has mysteriously stopped working. (Anybody got a login they'd care to share? Not that I would ever encourage you to do something illegal, like send the login and password to droberts at grist dot org.)
Luckily, the Green Life Blog has a summary of the story, with some trenchant thoughts on its significance.
Of course, this good news is tempered by the fact that Sen. Pete Dominici (R), recently re-elected chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is hell-bent on getting into ANWR. "We are going to make a push to develop our vast oil resources in the Arctic Refuge in a way that leaves the environment pristine while stabilizing oil prices and enhancing our energy independence," he said, which is fine unless you consider he's being dishonest about the "vast" part, the "pristine" part, the "stabilize" part, and the "independence" part. Sadly, the "push" part is true.
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Green coffee for the office
A short, concise, and helpful answer to the question of how to find the most eco-friendly coffee solution for your office, from Treehugger.