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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Reverse grafitti
This is friggin’ awesome. I’m tempted to resort to poetic metaphors and analogies, but hell, just watch: [vodpod id=Video.16183579&w=425&h=350&fv=]
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Newsweek political journalist transcribes McCain campaign spin on energy
Last October, Barack Obama laid out a detailed, ambitious, and comprehensive energy plan, and he’s been talking about it ever since. A couple weeks ago, John McCain let loose a flurry of one-off energy gimmicks — a gas tax holiday, offshore drilling, a prize for a car battery — which he crammed together under the […]
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Nice to forget about the day job for a while
You know you’re in Seattle when you get a “severe weather advisory” warning you that the temperature might get up into … the mid-80s. Maybe even above 90! Anyway, summer has finally come to Seattle. I’ve been out working in the yard all day, shoveling and spreading mulch, getting a head start on my flip-flop […]