How to write about climate: Pull up a barstool
How to write about climate: Pull up a barstool:
David Roberts burnt himself out through too much Twitter, so he’s announced that he’s going to stop writing about climate change for a year.
This makes me sad, because David Roberts is not particularly replaceable. He is more or less unique among people who write about climate in being intelligent, articulate, concerned, and (here’s the key part) scrupulously honest.
There are plenty of people who are committed advocates talking about climate. But too many of them have fallen prey to making themselves propagandists, willing to mislead and cherry-pick in the name of making their case.
Roberts never did that.
In this piece he offers instructions on how to replicate him while he’s gone. I’m not confident anyone will actually be able to do that. But it’s a nice thing to hope for.
Reposted from http://lies.tumblr.com/post/59174858052.
Tags: climate change, david roberts.
