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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A new green portal
I have been remiss in failing to direct your attention to Green Options, a new green portal put together by, among others, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg of Sustainablog fame. Here’s the description: Welcome to Green Options, your online hub for all things Green. We try to focus on giving you the knowledge and resources you’ll need in […]
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Good as usual
Elizabeth Kolbert’s latest piece in the New Yorker discusses the IPCC report and the political shift underway as the science debate dies down and the policy debate heats up. She says more or less the same things I said in my latest Tom Paine piece, only more elegantly and, you know, to about five bazillion […]
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Links
There was some hot-and-heavy debate about carbon offsets on Gristmill last week. I assume that debate will only get more intense as offsets and "carbon neutrality" move into the mainstream. Here are a few semi-related links relevant to the debate: Sun Microsystems’ enviro blog has a detailed, thoughtful series going on carbon offsets: part one, […]
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A report from the scene
As Ana mentioned, the House Science Committee held a hearing today on the new IPCC report and the state of climate science. In an unprecedented move, the Speaker of the House testified before the committee. Chris Mooney has a great account from the scene. Turns out Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) is still a tool.
