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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The bizarre and fascinating history of lead in gasoline
The story of how lead got in gasoline -- and stayed there for decades -- is endlessly fascinating.
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The fight over lead: It’s like all pollution fights rolled into one
We could be learning a lot from the fight to clean up lead pollution. But we're not.
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Fiscal fiasco bright spot: 2013 will be a huge year for wind
The fiscal deal extends a key tax credit for the wind industry for one year, and changes it in a way that will prod a lot of development in 2013.
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Newtown: Tragedy, empathy, and growing our circle of concern
Our hearts are shattered by the tragedy at Newtown. Going forward, our empathy must extend out even further, to the children of the future.
