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David Roberts

David Roberts

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    Latest articles by David Roberts

    Climate
    The key to tackling climate change: electrify everythingThe key to tackling climate change: electrify everything
    Climate

    Electricity is the only form of energy we really know how to decarbonize.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Even climate deniers seem to think Scott Pruitt is bullshittingEven climate deniers seem to think Scott Pruitt is bullshitting
    Climate

    His inquiries into climate science may not be entirely good-faith.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    The most effective clean energy policy gets the least loveThe most effective clean energy policy gets the least love
    Climate

    In defense of renewable energy mandates.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Here’s what Rick Perry would have recommended if he’d listened to his own grid studyHere’s what Rick Perry would have recommended if he’d listened to his own grid study
    Climate

    How to actually make the grid more resilient.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Scott Pruitt’s quest to kill Obama’s climate regulations is deeply shady — and legally vulnerableScott Pruitt’s quest to kill Obama’s climate regulations is deeply shady — and legally vulnerable
    Climate

    The top five reasons courts might raise an eyebrow.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Americans are willing to pay $177 a year to avoid climate changeAmericans are willing to pay $177 a year to avoid climate change
    Climate

    And they want the money spent on clean energy.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Human success at the expense of other species is “a pretty awful legacy”Human success at the expense of other species is “a pretty awful legacy”
    Climate

    Author Elizabeth Kolbert challenges us to see human history through the eyes of other animals.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    The GOP wants to repeal Obama’s climate plan. Like health care, it’s going to be a fiasco.The GOP wants to repeal Obama’s climate plan. Like health care, it’s going to be a fiasco.
    Climate

    Four parallels between two unfolding disasters.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Rick Perry’s plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants is bonkersRick Perry’s plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants is bonkers
    Climate

    By keeping uncompetitive plants open, it would blow up energy markets.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Why the head of the EPA built himself a secret phone boothWhy the head of the EPA built himself a secret phone booth
    Climate

    Scott Pruitt sees himself as a wartime general in hostile, occupied territory.

    By David Roberts

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