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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Coal is the enemy of the human race, video edition
A short animated video explains exactly why coal has got to go.
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Where greenhouse gases come from, in one graph
Check out this cool graphic that shows where climate pollution comes from, by source and sector.
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What’s threatening utilities: Innovation at the edge of the grid (with dik-diks!)
Utilities are threatened by innovation at the "distribution edge" of the grid. Here's a closer look at those innovations and what they mean.
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Utilities for dummies, part 2: Why we need competitive electricity markets (with fennec foxes!)
The electricity system is currently set up as a dumb commodity system to provide cheap power. What we need is a smart system to provide energy services. To get there, we have to change utilities.
