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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Including the enormous Calpers
This is promising: Eager to pour billions of dollars into clean energy and low-carbon investments, some of the largest institutional investors in the world will urge the U.S. Congress next week to accelerate passage of climate-change legislation that would clarify an investment framework. Companies such as Merrill Lynch, the $230 (U.S.) billion California Public Employees […]
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But he’s losing weight!
Yes, the D.C. political corps has managed to squeeze yet another story out of the fact that Gore isn’t running, or completely ruling out running, for president (a state of affairs that has held steady for well over a year now). But wait! There’s some new information: A leading indicator of his intentions could be […]
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Are you?
It feels a bit odd to "recommend" something that will make you want to slit your wrists, but those of you with the intestinal fortitude should check out this Rolling Stone expert roundtable on the Iraq War endgame. It’s … grim. Suffice to say — and I think Tom’s said as much on this blog […]
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Did you hear about the Arctic ice?
Turns out it’s melting. And it’s going to screw up the weather in Western Europe and the northern U.S. But then again, Al Gore is fat.
