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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Techno-obsession
Renewables still represent only a tiny fraction of our electricity generation. Everyone seems to assume, without much argument, that the reason for this is technological. Why?
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On Oct. 17, Grist is throwing a bash in Seattle — you’re invited
Our reader parties in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., are the stuff of legend, but they’ve caused our hometown peeps to struggle with some rejection issues. Why all this jet-setting across the country and no love for the Emerald City? We heard your cries, hometown peeps. So we’re having a blowout right here in Seattle […]
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The Solar Power Conference revealed no breakthrough solar tech — and that’s a good thing
The following is a guest essay by Jim Raras, Jr., COO of Inpower Systems. —– Every year the biggest players in the solar industry convene at the Solar Power Conference in Long Beach, Calif., to discuss the latest advancements in solar technology. This year, one of the most notable facets of the meetings was what […]
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Always offer full-content RSS feeds
Warning: the following post is geeky. It’s about RSS feed options. Read only if you are fascinated by things like RSS feed options. These days, virtually every blog or news site offers one or more RSS feeds. RSS is still consumed by a fairly small sliver of the audience, but it’s a high-information, socially networked, […]
