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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Climate scientists are Nate Silver, radio edition
Just as Republicans chose to ignore projections that Romney would lose, many Americans are choosing to ignore dire climate projections.
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10 reasons a carbon tax is trickier than you think
A well-designed carbon tax would be a wonderful thing. But all carbon taxes are not created equal. Climate hawks should be aware of the pitfalls and perils on the road to a tax.
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Friday music blogging: Bahamas
A few days ago I went to Seattle’s legendary Crocodile to see the band Milo Greene, which I have praised before here in FMB. They were good, but the big discovery of the night was the opener, Bahamas, the Canadian indie project led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Afie Jurvanen, who used to play keyboard and guitar for […]
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There’s not gonna be a carbon tax
Lots of people are talking about carbon taxes now, but without House Republican support it won't happen. David Roberts explains why climate hawks should cool their jets.
