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David Roberts

David Roberts

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    Latest articles by David Roberts

    Science
    Coal executives “overlooked” $100 million to try to escape environmental cleanup costsCoal executives “overlooked” $100 million to try to escape environmental cleanup costs
    Science

    The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is suing Alpha Natural Resources for fraud.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Renewable energy is seeping into small-town AmericaRenewable energy is seeping into small-town America
    Climate

    A small source of optimism.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Economists agree: economic models underestimate climate changeEconomists agree: economic models underestimate climate change
    Climate

    Economists, like scientists, take climate change more seriously than the public does.

    By David Roberts
    Science
    The feds just gave batteries and rooftop solar panels access to big-time energy marketsThe feds just gave batteries and rooftop solar panels access to big-time energy markets
    Science

    Distributed energy will be able to play in wholesale energy markets. That’s a big deal.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    Elon Musk claims Tesla’s solar roof will be competitive even without the energy it producesElon Musk claims Tesla’s solar roof will be competitive even without the energy it produces
    Climate

    Solar continues its march toward routine integration in buildings.

    By David Roberts
    Science
    Ballot measures on conservation, clean energy, and transit did surprisingly well in 2016Ballot measures on conservation, clean energy, and transit did surprisingly well in 2016
    Science

    A few points of light in the darkness.

    By David Roberts
    Science
    Most people are wildly underestimating what Trump’s win will mean for the environmentMost people are wildly underestimating what Trump’s win will mean for the environment
    Science

    A listicle from hell.

    By David Roberts and Brad Plumer
    Science
    Trump’s election marks the end of any serious hope of limiting climate change to 2 degreesTrump’s election marks the end of any serious hope of limiting climate change to 2 degrees
    Science

    Widespread suffering and misery from climate change are now effectively inevitable.

    By David Roberts
    Science
    Santa Monica is creating a low-carbon city only rich people can enjoySanta Monica is creating a low-carbon city only rich people can enjoy
    Science

    Without density, urban “greening” is mostly symbolic.

    By David Roberts
    The left vs. a carbon tax: the odd, agonizing political battle playing out in Washington state
    Climate

    What’s the opposite of “strange bedfellows”?

    By David Roberts

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