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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Peer-reviewed study finds that right-wing think tanks have stymied environmental progress
To file under “academic demonstration of what we already knew,” here’s an abstract from a new paper in the journal Environmental Politics: Environmental scepticism denies the seriousness of environmental problems, and self-professed “sceptics” claim to be unbiased analysts combating “junk science.” This study quantitatively analyses 141 English-language environmentally sceptical books published between 1972 and 2005. […]
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The right comparison between Obama and McCain on climate/energy
In the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Power summarizes the difference between Obama and McCain on energy and environmental policies this way: Sen. Obama is pushing a bigger government role in fostering the development of technologies to reduce emissions and alternatives to fossil fuels. Sen. McCain, meanwhile, argues for a more hands-off approach, saying "unintended consequences" […]
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What does Barack Obama think of McCain’s conviction on climate change?
From Obama’s remarks to his campaign staff: “Those of you who are concerned about global warming? I don’t care what he says, John McCain is not going to push that agenda hard.” It’s about 11 minutes in: (via SameFacts)
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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton deserves enormous credit for this gracious, powerful speech: Especially since she and her supporters had to endure this:
