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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Donuts!
If you’d rather skip the interminable food debate that’s been conducted a dozen times on this site and a gazillion times on the internet and a googol times in the world at large, I recommend proceeding directly to Mihan’s recipe for sweet potato bourbon buttermilk donuts. Now that’s some food news you can use!
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Hillary pays tribute to Iowa politics
This is (bitterly) funny: As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton climbed onto a makeshift stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds and embraced motor fuel from corn as a key to America’s future, she completed a turnabout from being an ethanol opponent, a position she held only two years ago. … Political observers view her about-face as […]
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Celebrities among us
Who is that attractive couple getting married so greenly?!
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They exist
In an unsigned editorial, the L.A. Times makes the case against nuclear power. IMHO, the strongest stuff comes at the bottom: The accelerating threat of global warming requires innovation and may demand risk-taking, but there are better options than nuclear power. A combination of energy-efficiency measures, renewable power like wind and solar, and decentralized power […]
