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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New report finds unconventional liquid fuels will boost CO2
The interwebs are abuzz over a new study from RAND Corp., which finds that unconventional liquid fuels like oils sands and liquid coal would dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions relative to regular oil. In other news, the earth is round. It also found that Canadian tar sands are economically competitive given current (and expected) prices […]
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Ignoring efficiency, conventional wisdom holds that climate action will raise energy costs
It’s worth closely reading this Avery Palmer piece in CQ Politics: "The price of being green." It puts the frame around American energy/environmental politics in particularly crystalline terms. To wit: environmentalists want to raise the cost of energy while everyone else wants to lower it. Or more specifically: in order to lower greenhouse gas emissions, […]
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Drilling we can believe in
“Barack Obama opposed offshore drilling, but of course last night he changed his position on that. What that told me is that he’s not willing to drill for energy, but he’s sure willing to drill for votes.” — Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin
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Various and sundry smart people debunk the ‘clean coal’ nonsense
Lots of great stuff on The Enemy of the Human Race available today. Kate mentioned CNN’s segment on Coal River Mountain, where a crucial battle over mountaintop removal mining is playing out. Really a must-watch. Also on CNN, an excellent commentary from Jeff Biggers, making the point that Appalachians themselves have made peace with the […]
