Andrew Leonard

Andrew Leonard is a writer in Berkeley who usually covers technology but prefers to write about Sichuan food and globalization.

The Carbon Footprint of Amazon, Google, and Facebook Is Growing

How cloud computing—and especially AI—threaten to make climate change worse

By Andrew Leonard September 11, 2024

In this story: technology, climate change, data centers

Welcome to the future, East Coast! California got there first—and can show you how we can all make it better.

By Andrew Leonard June 9, 2023

In this story: wildfire, climate change, forests

Climate-change-fueled wildfires turn the state’s skies orange

By Andrew Leonard September 10, 2020

In this story: climate change