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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Everybody talks about it, nobody funds it
The administration claims, at least, to be interested in two goals: Reducing U.S. dependence on oil. Addressing the threat of climate change. No. 1 rules out imported fossil fuels; No 2 rules out coal. What’s that leave? Renewable energy. So WTF: Congressional earmarks that redirected Energy Department financing last year slowed or even shelved many […]
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Their new album rocks
I’ve been a huge fan of the band Cloud Cult for a while, but their new album, The Meaning of 8, is really knocking my socks off. Or rocking my socks off. Rocking my knocks off. Whatever. It’s a huge leap forward and my favorite album of this young year. Right now you can only […]
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What should we do about it?
We’ve spilled a lot of pixels around here discussing areas of climate science that are officially — that is, according to the IPCC — unsettled (e.g., hurricanes). In these areas the IPCC has not ratified a conclusion, but many prominent scientists line up on one side or another. The important questions raised by these areas […]
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It’s time for enviros to adjust to winning
I had hoped to leave my ill-tempered rant behind, since the subject obviously irritates the hell out of me, my irritation obviously irritates the hell out of everyone else, and as was pointed out, the whole subject is something of a distraction. But as I’m now being compared to (called?) a rapist, I suppose I […]
