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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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  • Is ‘lifestyle change’ to be feared?

    Brad Plumer has a nice little video over at TNR today, playing off Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski’s comment that meeting our climate goals will mean cutting back on consumption and consumerism — that is, it will require the dread “lifestyle changes.” Brad notes that efficiency and renewable power don’t necessarily force any lifestyle changes. (A […]

    David Roberts Culture

  • Energy efficiency vs. neoliberal economics

    I spent last week immersed in the views of professionals working to advance energy efficiency resource intelligence. I shall spare you more details — I realize there’s a limit to the wonkery even Grist’s audience can tolerate — but I do want highlight what strikes me as a key takeaway. A few facts to set […]

    David Roberts Climate & Energy

  • Friday music blogging: Avishai Cohen

    FMB is back! Usually I blog on music that’s come out in the same year, but today I make an exception. I’ve been out of the country for two weeks and it’s nice to be back in Seattle, so what better to celebrate than a song called “Seattle”? This is from the Avishai Cohen Trio, […]

    David Roberts Uncategorized

  • Can it be? Even more tidbits from the Energy Efficiency Global Forum?

    Here is the third and final collection of tidbits, factoids, and insights from the Energy Efficiency Global Forum. These are drawn from the final plenary session, which was two hours long and absolutely packed with interesting speakers and info. •  Nobuo Tanaka, executive director of the International Energy Agency, pointed out that efficiency improvements have […]

    David Roberts Politics