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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Barbara Boxer wants Mary Nichols at the EPA
Bloomberg has a piece up about possible Obama EPA picks. The reporter seems to think that Kathleen McGinty is the front-runner. But Barbara Boxer is thinking what I’m thinking: “Mary Nichols would be a great choice,” Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, said in an interview today. “If I was asked by the Obama administration, […]
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What can greens expect from Obama?
In March 2007, Democratic primary contender John Edwards released an ambitious climate and energy plan, calling for greenhouse gas reductions of 80 percent by 2050, a cap-and-trade program with auctioned permits, and a ban on conventional dirty coal plants. Barack Obama. At that point in the race, conventional wisdom was that Edwards was trying to […]
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Happy international folk
Avaaz brings you happy people who hope Obama will get cracking on an international climate agreement:
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‘Poor quality control’ in nuclear construction? Heaven forfend.
“Although the technical issues vary, inspections repeatedly identify a lack of contractor oversight and poor quality control in concrete placement.” — the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in a report about problems at the Savannah River nuclear plant
