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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A new int’l org works toward a global carbon market, leaves U.S. federal gov’t out
Interesting. Across the transom comes news of a new treaty, the International Carbon Action Partnership, signed today by a collection of countries and U.S. states that have implemented carbon cap-and-trade systems. The idea is to share knowledge and work to standardize best practices in order to facilitate the growth of a global carbon market. From […]
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Bits and pieces, pieces and bits
It’s a weekend and my browser overfloweth. You know what that means. Lightning round! Over on DKos, Devilstower is writing an excellent series of posts on mountaintop-removal mining. Pay attention: However, you have an option. You can call your representative and ask them to support the Clean Water Protection Act. The act already has 103, […]
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Edwards calls for moratorium on new industrial ag feedlots
I was going to ask why this didn’t get more play, but then I remembered I had forgotten to post on it for a week, so I guess I’m part of the problem. Anyway, Edwards apparently called for moratorium on new or expanded CAFOs. Is this not a big deal? As far as I know, […]