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Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber

Former Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Rebecca Leber

    Climate
    America can’t solve its gas price problem (or its Russia problem) with drillingAmerica can’t solve its gas price problem (or its Russia problem) with drilling
    Climate

    The four myths Republicans have been spreading about oil and gas prices, explained.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Politics
    Calls for a new global unity and an old domestic agendaCalls for a new global unity and an old domestic agenda
    Politics

    What Vox reporters took away from Biden’s State of the Union address.

    By Andrew Prokop, Li Zhou and 4 more
    Climate
    Why climate solutions will fail without the help of social scientistsWhy climate solutions will fail without the help of social scientists
    Climate

    A UN report author on why social science holds the key to some of the biggest climate challenges.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    The mystery of methane gone missingThe mystery of methane gone missing
    Podcast
    Climate

    Humanity has an “unbalanced checkbook” of methane pollution.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Technology
    Why electric vehicles are so hot in the 2022 Super Bowl adsWhy electric vehicles are so hot in the 2022 Super Bowl ads
    Technology

    It’s the “early stages of the biggest transition in the auto industry since the car was first invented.”

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    The end of natural gas has to start with its nameThe end of natural gas has to start with its name
    Climate

    The oil and gas industry didn’t invent the name. But it invented the myth of a clean fuel.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    Your gas stove is always polluting, even when it’s turned offYour gas stove is always polluting, even when it’s turned off
    Climate

    Scientists may have just found a source of missing methane in cities.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climateDemocrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate
    Climate

    Which proposals will have to give to bring Joe Manchin back to the table?

    By Rebecca Leber
    Science
    The latest data on US climate pollution is very badThe latest data on US climate pollution is very bad
    Science

    Freight and coal drove emissions up in 2021.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Time is running out. Here’s how the climate movement can level up.
    Features

    The high-risk, high-reward stakes of building a more radical movement.

    By Rebecca Leber