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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Heat: Hell on poor countries, no biggie for the rich
High temperatures hamper economic growth in poor countries but not in rich countries. That does not make for a good political dynamic.
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Climate-proofing cities: Not something conservatives are going to be good at
To prepare cities for climate change, we’re going to need government spending, government planning, and density. Right-wingers are unlikely to play along.
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U.S. coal continues its slow fade to black
Production is down 9 percent from 2011. And coal folks are not particularly optimistic about next year either.
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Energy localism update: Boulder, Colo., wants to take control of its own power
Spurred by its climate action plan, Boulder wants to dump its big coal-reliant utility and form a new municipal utility focused on clean power.
