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 group called The Elders to solve globe’s problems
Singer Peter Gabriel and industry titan Richard Branson conceived, and have now convened and funded, a group called The Elders, a small collection of eminent global statesmenpersons who, it is hoped, will be able to … um … be wise and stuff. And also use their superpowers to solve pressing global problems like climate change […]
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The continuing quest to find something, anything to bash Gore with
People magazine reports that Al Gore’s daughter Sarah just got married, revealing in the course of the article that Chilean sea bass was served at the rehearsal dinner. In the Daily Telegraph, Australian Humane Society Rebecca Keeble writes that “only one week after Live Earth, Al Gore’s green credentials slipped.” Why? Because Chilean sea bass […]
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This week’s coal-sucks update
I just realized it’s been almost a week since I’ve published a coal-bashing post! This cannot stand. I’ll have to dig back a bit … ah, here we go: a new study from the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center (CEIC) concludes that investing in plug-in hybrids would be much more sensible, in terms of both […]
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BS green
Given the surge of interest in climate and energy, it’s no surprise that a lot of BS — rainforest-screwing biodiesel, everyone-screwing liquid coal, etc. — is getting passed off as "green" and bellying up to the public trough. Glenn Hurowitz calls out some of the more egregious offenders.
