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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Yippee
Tony Blair continues to go for the green in an attempt to salvage his legacy: Tony Blair will next week complete a British U-turn over green energy and support an ambitious 20 per cent mandatory target for renewable power as a share of European generation capacity. The British prime minister has overruled his industry minister […]
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A new blog — just what the world needs
I get lots of requests along the lines of, "hey, I just started a new green blog, will you give me a mention and a link?" Before you send one … don’t. Why? Because the vast majority of blogs don’t make it past six months, and fewer still make it past a year. Starting a […]
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The beginning of a deluge
Two of the world’s leading oil producers have almost overnight joined some of the biggest players in wind power in the United States, accelerating a trend of large corporations investing in the rapidly growing alternative-energy field. That’s Shell and BP, if you’re interested.
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Hint: the people who deny we’re causing it
A right-wing news site called … Right Wing News recently sent a poll to 240 "right-of center" bloggers. Sixty-three responded. There’s much amusement to be had reading through the results, but let’s focus on this: 4) Do you think mankind is the primary cause of global warming? Yes (0) — 0% No (59) — 100% […]
