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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Is defending an industry against modernity really good for it?
“The auto industry declined while [Dingell] was chairman, ranking member and chairman again. He said we should do nothing to modernize the auto industry. That kind of protection is why we lost out to the Japanese and why Detroit chose the wrong kind of cars to make.” — an unnamed “aide to a [Henry] Waxman […]
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Mustache Q&A
There’s an interesting Q&A with Tom Friedman up on Huffington Post. Check it out. DB: I was just reading the chapter in your book titled "205 Ways To Save The Earth." Do you ever wish that "green" hadn’t become stylish? TF: Yes and no. When something becomes a fad, it has an upside and a […]
