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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Record profits
ExxonMobil’s profits in 2005 were $36.13 billion — the largest annual profit ever recorded by a U.S. company. So much for that record. 2006 profits: $39.5 billion. Update [2007-2-1 12:12:21 by David Roberts]: Groovy Green offers this handy way of thinking about Exxon’s profits: Think of it this way, if ExxonMobil invested less than one […]
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Al Gore, Nobel winner?
Al Gore has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Two notes
A couple of things to note. One, don’t miss Amanda’s interview with famed Republican language massager Frank Luntz today. I’ll be very interested to hear people’s reactions. Also, scroll down to the bottom of the interview. What’s that you see? Why, it’s a comment box! Yes, you can now comment directly on stories on Grist […]
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The myth of ‘both sides do it’ emerges yet again
Several people last week linked to a piece by leading climate researcher Kerry Emanuel in the Boston Review. I finally got around to reading it, and sure enough, the first 90% or so is fantastic. This is the kind of piece I’d give someone still doubtful about the basic IPCC consensus — it’s sober and […]
