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 Lexus debate
I was part of a live debate in Chicago this past Thursday, facing off against Steve Everley of American Solutions at an event sponsored by Lexus and Patron and moderated by Mark McGrath, who you may remember as the frost-tipped lead singer of the band Sugar Ray, beloved to millions for their 1997 hit "Fly." Yes, that's all as weird as it sounds.
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Can't greens and libertarians just get along on climate?
There's an interesting exchange going on between non-doctrinaire conservatives and econ/city guy Ryan Avent on climate change and innovation.
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Is cap-and-trade to blame for the death of the climate bill?
Pundits say cap-and-trade is the reason for the green movement's lack of success and that a different policy is key to moving forward. I don't buy it.
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Friday music blogging: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Ariel Pink got his start in the Los Angeles low-fi freak folk scene, which I know nothing about. Recently, though, he put a stable band together, the Haunted Graffiti, and earlier this year put out an album, Before Today. It's confounding and addicting.
