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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Al Gore says the same thing he’s been saying for over a year — he does not intend to run for president and can’t imagine the circumstances under which he would — but this time AFP spins it as his "ruling out" a run. The story will probably get a bunch of links. It’s amazing: […]
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What a fubar, eh?
James Surowiecki aptly captures the idiocy of our belligerence toward Iran: When buying and selling oil, traders don’t just look at today’s supply and demand. They also try to forecast the future. And if buyers think there’s a chance that supply is going to be lower down the line — because, say, Iranian oil fields […]
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Blair gets thumb in eye
I forgot to mention this last week, but the Blair government’s decision that Nukes Rule has been dealt a grievous blow by the UK courts: A judge ruled Thursday that the government’s consultation process before making the decision was "seriously flawed" as well as "procedurally unfair", and granted Greenpeace an order quashing the decision because […]
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The debate that has all the kids talking!
There’s been quite a bit of back and forth here recently about the merits of carbon offsets. Those interested in the subject should check out this new piece in the New York Times. It does an effective job of laying out the major criticisms, specifically around the lack of reliable monitoring and the dubious benefits […]
