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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Rich countries are still wasting billions on subsidies for fossil fuels
The G20 nations pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Instead they're now spending $88 billion a year just on exploration, not to mention all the other subsidies.
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A proposal to save the middle class … by cutting carbon pollution
Peter Barnes' plan is politically impossible, but isn't everything now? So what the hell, let's check it out.
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How climate change is like street harassment
It is difficult to convince people that their actions have, knowingly or unknowingly, contributed to substantial aggregate harms. It's true of catcalling women on the street and it's true of climate change.
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When Republicans say crazy sh*t, it ought to matter
Soon-to-be Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst believes in Agenda 21 conspiracy theories and wants to totally shut down the EPA, and the mainstream media thinks that's not worth mentioning.
