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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What we can learn from British Columbia’s carbon tax
A new report contains interviews with 14 key figures in the development of British Columbia's carbon tax. They share what they've learned.
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Why are we yelling at utilities and not their regulators?
Clean energy advocates often rage against the behavior of power utilities. It's time to look beyond them to the regulators who shape their decisions.
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Understanding Obama’s suckiness on climate
The president has been pretty good about reducing demand for dirty energy, and pretty bad about increasing its supply. Why?
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“More research” into geoengineering is not such a hot idea
In the geoengineering debate, "just research" is the default position of Serious People. But it's more problematic than they acknowledge.
