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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How American journalists deal with climate deniers
Political reporters still treat climate denialism as though it's a normal campaign position. What's the alternative?
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Nothing is nonpartisan any more
Not even behavioral change to reduce energy use.
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Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe sells his soul to Big Coal, makes terrible arguments
Tribe, a long-time Obama advisor and liberal in good standing, is taking Peabody Coal money to testify against the EPA's power plant regulations. And his arguments suck.
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Utilities experience competition, don’t like it, run crying to regulators
Electric utilities are facing increased competition at both the wholesale and retail levels, so they're turning to Big Government for help.