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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Activism and policy are not the same thing
Keystone scolds seem to think that what activists are engaged in is a policy proposal. That's stupid.
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A defense of Keystone protesters from the dark heart of the MSM
While other political journalists and commentators look askance at the Keystone battle, Michael Grunwald of TIME steps up and defends the cause.
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The era of energy dinosaurs is coming to an end
The big, slow-moving dinosaurs of the energy world face increasing competition from a swarm of smaller, fast-moving mammals. Energy companies will update their strategies for a changing world, or they will perish.
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Nine reasons China won’t need enough coal to justify coal ports in the Pacific Northwest
U.S. coal companies justify the push for coal export terminals in the U.S. Northwest by claiming that China's appetite for coal is endless. A new report shows that they are wrong.
