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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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  • We’ll still have Bachmann to kick around

    Ugh: Rep. Michele Bachmann won reelection early Wednesday, fending off a challenge from Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg in a Sixth Congressional District race that came to symbolize the perilous position of Republican incumbents across the nation. … Bachmann credited her victory to her vote against the $700 billion financial rescue package and her campaign to open […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Happy international folk

    Avaaz brings you happy people who hope Obama will get cracking on an international climate agreement: