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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My debate on energy policy with Steve Everley — watch it! [VIDEO]
Watch a highlight reel or full video of David Roberts' debate with Steve Everley, policy director at Newt Gingrich's shop, American Solutions.
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China's top-down energy gigantism and a bottom-up American alternative
Instead of envying China for leading on coal plant research, why not focus on what the U.S. does well -- distributed, bottom-up, human-scale innovation?
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Rep. Ed Markey makes bid for ranking spot on Natural Resources Committee
Since his committee on climate change is being disbanded, and action on climate change is almost certain to stall for many years, Rep. Ed Markey is heading over to the Natural Resources Committee, where he can defend the EPA and investigate the oil industry.
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A question for James Fallows about coal and focus
I waded into "Dirty Coal, Clean Future," James Fallows' new cover piece for The Atlantic, prepared to be outraged, what with coal being the enemy of the human race and all. But it turns out to be an incredibly cogent, accessible walk through some extremely vexed issues. Still I can't help wonder why he put the focus on coal's necessity rather than its evil.
