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David Roberts

David Roberts

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    Latest articles by David Roberts

    Climate
    John Oliver: it’s time for Trump to stop lying to coal minersJohn Oliver: it’s time for Trump to stop lying to coal miners
    Climate

    On Last Week Tonight, Oliver does two things that are rare in mainstream media reports about coal.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s new slogan is nonsenseEPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s new slogan is nonsense
    Climate

    “EPA originalism” couldn’t be further from the agency’s original mission.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    The global coal boom finally seems to be winding downThe global coal boom finally seems to be winding down
    Climate

    There may be hope for the climate after all.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    40 countries are making polluters pay for carbon pollution. Guess who’s not.40 countries are making polluters pay for carbon pollution. Guess who’s not.
    Climate

    This map shows the steady, inexorable spread of carbon pricing.

    By David Roberts
    Politics
    Meet the fossil fuel all-stars Trump has appointed to his administrationMeet the fossil fuel all-stars Trump has appointed to his administration
    Politics

    A few of the industry-friendly staffers who will be running your federal government.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Donald Trump is handing the federal government over to fossil fuel interestsDonald Trump is handing the federal government over to fossil fuel interests
    Climate

    The appointments, the policies, the rhetoric — it is not subtle.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    “Do you believe?” is the wrong question to ask public officials about climate change“Do you believe?” is the wrong question to ask public officials about climate change
    Climate

    Policy, not the contents of hearts and minds, is what matters.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    The 5 biggest deceptions in Trump’s Paris climate speechThe 5 biggest deceptions in Trump’s Paris climate speech
    Climate

    It wasn’t easy narrowing these down.

    By David Roberts
    Science
    Trump’s Paris climate decision shows the threat rising tribalism poses to the planetTrump’s Paris climate decision shows the threat rising tribalism poses to the planet
    Science

    Cosmopolitanism must win the war, or we’re screwed.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    How Trump policy will affect US carbon emissions, in one graphHow Trump policy will affect US carbon emissions, in one graph
    Climate

    America’s progress on carbon is set to stall.

    By David Roberts

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