David Roberts
Writer
I write about energy and climate change.
Why the International Energy Agency has grown bullish, but perhaps not bullish enough, on renewables
A chat with IEA executive director Fatih Birol.
Everything mattered: lessons from 2016's bizarre presidential election
WTF just happened?
Coal executives "overlooked" $100 million to try to escape environmental cleanup costs
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is suing Alpha Natural Resources for fraud.
Economists agree: economic models underestimate climate change
Economists, like scientists, take climate change more seriously than the public does.
Why small talk is so excruciating
It's like patting your head while rubbing your belly.