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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Obscure-but-awesome energy law getting shivved by natural gas lobby
George W. Bush signed a law requiring that new federal buildings gradually eliminate consumption of fossil-fuel energy by 2030. Now the natural gas industry is trying to kill the rule.
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Obama on gay marriage: Another chance for greens to be disappointed?
This classic bit of Politico appeared in that publication’s Morning Energy email today:
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James Inhofe’s worst idea ever?
James Inhofe, chief Senate climate denier, has a lot of terrible ideas. But this one may be the worst ever: Require Senate confirmation for all of EPA's 10 regional administrators.
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U.S. coal lobbies frantically to save its doomed-ass self
The U.S. coal industry is going down the crapper, and even Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't save it.
