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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Small-scale, distributed renewables: Tiny, but growing fast around the world
Small-scale, locally owned power (mainly solar) is spreading quickly and has enormous potential.
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The part of Obama’s speech that was about climate without saying so
Yes, Obama said the words "climate change" in his speech, but even more relevant to solving the big problem of global warming, he talked about the importance of "citizenship."
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Utilities beat back community solar bill in California
A bill that would have let anyone in California buy power from small-scale, local renewable projects was killed by big investor-owned utilities.
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The futility of climatespotting: No matter what he says, Obama can’t make big moves on climate
Climate hawks have been reduced to "climatespotting," counting the number of times "climate change" is uttered by a politician. Given political gridlock, it's a pointless exercise.
