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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Rejecting free savings out of sheer dumbness: common!
A famous social science experiment shows how hotels could save 20% of their laundry costs for free. Apparently they haven't bothered to read it.
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Changing behavior: it ain't easy
To address climate change, we need to change behavior, but appeals to the rational mind aren't enough. So what works? Here's a glimpse.
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On habits and how to change them
If you want to change what people think, you need to change what they do. That's the painstaking work of building a more sustainable society.
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So what's EPA up to with its CO2 regulations?
This week we've gotten a glimpse at EPA's plans for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from "stationary sources" (power plants, factories, etc.).
