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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Fighting coal export terminals: It matters
The fate of the U.S. coal industry hinges on its ability to increase exports to China and India. If activists can quash coal export terminals, they can hobble the coal industry.
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U.S. coal is on the decline, and utility execs know it
Every week brings a new story about coal's decline in America. Here are two from last week.
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Friday music blogging: The Lumineers
I have been seriously slacking on the Friday Music Blogging lately! I plead excess travel. And apologize to the ones and ones of FMB fans out there. Anyway, back to it. As I’ve said before, fans of beardy music are in hog heaven these days. There is a full-fledged beardy renaissance happening. I’m not sure […]
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We’re half-assing the clean-energy transition
We're not moving fast enough to fight off catastrophic climate change, according to a new report from the IEA. What will it cost to really get going? A good chunk in the short term and negative dollars in the long term.
