David Roberts
Seattleite transplanted from Tennessee; now blogging for Vox.com about energy politics. Climate hawk, deficit dove. Not a doctor.
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"It isn’t a question of politics": Fauci on calling out Sen. Rand Paul’s misinformation
The country’s top infectious disease expert talks with Vox on Covid-19 science and the case for trusting a vaccine.
David Roberts
I know why he has to say this, but it's pretty hilarious to say that one of two political parties repeatedly lying about something is "not a matter of politics."
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The Economy of World War II Proved a Green New Deal Is Possible
Americans didn’t have to choose between guns and butter during the war. And they don’t need to choose between prosperity and sustainability today.
David Roberts
Excellent piece by @EricLevitz drawing on a @rooseveltinst report showing that America's massive WWII mobilization permanently increased the US workforce & US GDP growth rates. And a massive Green New Deal mobilization could do the same.
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The Trouble with Carbon Pricing
Carbon pricing has dominated conversations around climate policy for decades, but it is ineffective. Only a bold approach that centers politics can meet the problem at its scale.
When Going Green Collides With the Free Market
Texas’s chaotic, deregulated energy market was key to Georgetown’s claim to be the nation’s renewable-energy leader. It’s also the reason their project backfired.
How affluent people can end their mindless overconsumption
Every energy reduction we can make is a gift to future humans, and all life on Earth.
David Roberts
A startling amount of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to a relatively small class of wealthy people. Here's how they can get a clue and help the effort, from @elizabarclay & @hangingnoodles.
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E.P.A. Rejects Its Own Findings That a Pesticide Harms Childrens’ Brains
The agency’s new assessment directly contradicts federal scientists’ conclusions five years ago that chlorpyrifos can stunt brain development in young children.
‘Bidin’ his time': Joe Biden battles being chronically late
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden was running late. Again. On a recent Friday, he’d already apologized for the delayed start to a speech, then taken more questions than expected at a...
An Alaska Mine Project Might Be Bigger Than Acknowledged
In secretly recorded meetings, executives with the Pebble Mine project said the operation could run nine times longer than outlined in their permit filings.
David Roberts
The executives behind the horrific Pebble Mine -- a copper & gold mine to plopped down right in some of Alaska's most pristine wilderness -- were caught on tape admitting the mine will be much bigger & longer lasting than what they say in their proposal.
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The two-party system is killing our democracy
Here’s a long-shot idea to fix our system and make our democracy more democratic.
Eric Trump Summoned to Testify in Trump Org Probe
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a sealed petition against the Trump Organization on the eve of the Republican National Convention, seeking to compel disclosure on an unspecified topic…
What Democracy Looks Like
Summary
On the afternoon of March 20, 2020, James Nelson, a Black, 66-year-old longtime resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, went to the Midtown Center and voted early in person for the presidential primary that was taking place a couple of weeks...
David Roberts
The way 4 states responded to the pandemic seriously abridged the voting rights of their citizens, says @UNHumanright in a new report.
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Newsom bans sale of all new gasoline-powered cars starting in 2035
Newsom’s move to make California the first state to take such a step is historic, and is expected to ripple across the United States.
It Shouldn’t Have Come Down to Her
Some will try to blame Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not stepping down sooner. They are missing the point.
David Roberts
I agree with everything @rtraister says in this typically lovely & heartbreaking piece, but still, but still ... I can't entirely let go of some anger toward RGB for the gamble she took. American democracy was/is on the line.
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DHS gave millions in contracts to firm where acting chief's wife works
A Homeland Security spokesperson said Wolf was unaware of the contracts until contacted by the media. Wolf's Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
Democrats worry Feinstein can't handle Supreme Court battle
Colleagues fear the oldest senator may struggle to lead Democrats on the Judiciary Committee.
Donald Trump’s Favorite Voting Machines | Washington Monthly
Ballot-marking devices in key swing states could give him the perfect excuse to contest the election
Facebook will let Trump run ads on election night prematurely claiming victory
Facebook banned political ads a week before the election, but it’s the period after the election that it should be worried about. Here’s why.