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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On PETA’s latest campaign
Just ’cause I love poking the hornet’s nest, I thought I’d weigh in on this brouhaha about PETA, vegetarianism, and environmentalism. As I see it, there are three core questions: 1. Should citizens of conscience become vegetarians? To me, the answer to this question is pretty obviously yes. I don’t see how it can be […]
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Friday music blogging: Stephen Fretwell
I know next to nothing about Stephen Fretwell aside from his amusingly-appropriate-for-a-guitarist name. I stumbled across his album a couple weeks back and it’s been growing on me. He’s your basic Dylanesque singer-songwriter — the nearest analogue that I can think of on the current scene is Josh Ritter. If you like pleasant acoustic tunes, […]
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White House advisor reveals Bush view of climate change policy
White House science advisor, on the options available for addressing climate change: You only have two choices; you either have advanced technologies and get them into the marketplace, or you shut down your economies and put people out of work. Remind me again how long until these clowns are gone?
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The subjects of PETA and vegetarianism …
… have clearly driven you people insane.
