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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For ‘the grandchildren,’ the deficit isn’t like climate at all
To protect "grandchildren" from high deficits, the Very Serious crowd in DC wants to slash social spending. Meanwhile, they ignore the climate crisis.
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Behavior change causes changes in beliefs, not vice versa
An enormous amount of attention has focused on public belief in climate change -- polls, surveys, studies, punditry, and endless elite hand-wringing. The often unstated assumption hiding behind the discussion is that getting people to say they believe in climate change is the top priority for everyone who wants progress on this issue. But maybe changing behavior comes first.
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Why does the American public suddenly believe in climate change less?
In the U.S., belief in human-caused climate change has dropped off considerably since 2008 or so. People have come up with some pretty baroque theories around this, but the explanation seems simple enough: the economy has been in the tank and partisanship has been on the rise.
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House Republicans battle over committees, reinforce orthodoxy
The internecine warfare among House Republicans is a remarkable illustration of party discipline -- and how only one side knows how to do it.