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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Cheney’s investment guy attacks Cheney’s energy policy
Here’s an amusing story about an attack on the Bush administration’s energy policies from … Dick Cheney’s investment manager: "What were we thinking?’ [Jeremy] Grantham demands in a four-page assault on U.S. energy policy mailed last week to all his clients, including the vice president. Titled "While America Slept, 1982-2006: A Rant on Oil Dependency, […]
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Is it greener after all?
Tyler Cowen disputes the frequent assertion that Manhattanites have the smallest environmental footprints around. He says: Praising Manhattan is a bit like looking only at the roof of a car and concluding it doesn’t burn much gas. Manhattan supports its density only by being surrounded by a broader load of crud. … If you think […]
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Ugh
Yesterday the White House released a letter defending its record on global warming. I was trying to build up the intestinal fortitude necessary to say something intelligent about it — something other than PUKE! — but Chris Mooney beat me to it. Just read his thing. Suffice to say, this is the latest of many […]
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Vanna can’t save you now
Pat Sajak — yes, the host of Wheel of Fortune — weighs in on the whole global warming thing, and folks, he’s just not convinced. Which old chestnuts trouble Pat? Well, 30 years ago, scientists thought the earth was cooling! Anyway, it’s just a natural cycle. Let’s consult our Skeptics Guide. Yup: here and here. […]
