David Baker is a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, who covers energy and clean tech. He joined the paper in 2000 after spending five years in Southern California reporting for the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Daily News. He has reported on wind farms, geothermal fields, solar power plants and oil fields.
He graduated from Amherst College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Recordings
California's Climate Crusade
August 30, 2017
Some environmentalists said the law extending California’s cap and trade system to 2030 is a sellout to the oil industry and it shortchanges...
C1 Revue: Political and Climate Disruption
January 1, 2017
2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...
C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power
January 1, 2017
2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...
2016: From Paris to Trump
December 8, 2016
2016 began in the after-glow of the Paris climate summit and ended with the election of Donald Trump. A look back at the year’s energy triumphs...
Will Closing Diablo Canyon Increase Carbon Pollution?
August 10, 2016
PG&E recently announced plans to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with renewable energy. What does this mean for...
Old Nukes, New Nukes
March 15, 2016
A two-part conversation about the present and future of atomic power in a hot and crowded world.David R. Baker, Energy Reporter, San Francisco...
Keystone and Beyond
October 30, 2014
By land, by sea or via the Keystone Pipeline, Canadian oil is coming to satisfy our energy thirst. But is our need for fossil fuel a foregone...
Fracking News
July 19, 2013
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is “the most profound [energy] revolution that we’ve had in decades,” said San Francisco Chronicle...
Power Plays: Media Roundtable
February 3, 2012
Clean energy has boomed in recent years, but to guarantee its continued growth investors need stable, long-term policy support, according to three...