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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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  • The coming e-waste explosion

    People should start paying attention to this: On February 17, 2009, television stations will throw the switch, and stop sending out analog TV signal in the United States. On that date, the millions of people who receive “over the air” TV signal (as opposed to cable or satellite subscribers) must have a TV capable of […]

  • Gross

    In the wake of record-breaking profits, Exxon continues its fight to pay as little as possible to those scarred by its Exxon-Valdez oil spill.

  • A few billions more

    I’ll go out on a limb and guess that this is not the last such story we will read in coming years: Low-emissions coal-fired power technology, or so-called clean coal, probably needs a further $15 billion of investment and 10 more years of research and development to be ready for commercial use, Credit Suisse Group […]

  • Friday music blogging: Blitzen Trapper

    It’s late, but it’s Friday, and a man’s gotta music blog what a man’s gotta music blog. Blitzen Trapper is an indie band out of Portland, Ore. Their critic-beloved hit of last year, Wild Mountain Nation, was a mix of rustic americana twang and LSD freakout, a little heavy on the freakout. This year’s follow-up […]