About
Molly Samuel joined KQED as an intern in 2007, and since then has worked here as a reporter, producer, director and blogger. Before becoming KQED Science’s Multimedia Producer, she was a producer for Climate Watch. Molly has also reported for NPR, KALW and High Country News, and has produced audio stories for The Encyclopedia of Life and the Oakland Museum of California. She was a fellow with the Middlebury Fellowships in Environmental Journalism and a journalist-in-residence at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center. Molly has a degree in Ancient Greek from Oberlin College and is a co-founder of the record label True Panther Sounds.
All Contributions by Molly:
At Last: Devil's Slide Tunnels Open
Two new tunnels that will replace a cliffhanger drive, known as "Devil's Slide," finally open.
Post on Mar 25, 2013
Get a Sneak Peek of San Francisco's New Exploratorium
The Exploratorium, San Francisco's famous hands-on science museum, is moving to a new location on the Embarcadero. We got to follow along as employees packed up exhibits in the old location at the Palace of Fine Arts near the Golden Gate Bridge, and began to settle into their new spot at Pier 15.
Post on Mar 22, 2013
San Francisco's Exploratorium is Moving, Growing — and Evolving
The Exploratorium, a San Francisco icon, will soon reopen as a stunning, new, energy efficient building on the city's Embarcadero.
Audio Report on Mar 22, 2013
Welcoming Pinnacles to the Elite Club of National Parks
If you visit the slice of Central California serenity known as Pinnacles, you might notice the sign out front now says, “National Park.”
Post on Feb 11, 2013
San Francisco a Test Case for Coping with Rising Seas
Under a strategy known as "managed retreat," San Francisco gets ready to let the ocean reclaim a cherished stretch of Pacific coastline.
Audio Report on Feb 01, 2013
Climate Threat to Dams Overlooked by Regulators
Hydropower provides a good chunk of California's electricity. It relies on a balance of heavy snow in the winter and heavy runoff in the spring. Climate change threatens to throw that balance out of whack, a problem the government isn't examining.
Audio Report on Jan 11, 2013
How Do California's Fracking Regulations Compare to Other States'?
California regulators are expected to release new fracking regulations by the end of the year. Most fracking rules come under state jurisdiction, and different states have different approaches.
Post on Dec 14, 2012
Cap-and-Trade 101: How California's Carbon Market Works
This week, California rolls out the heavy artillery in its attack on climate change with a program called “cap-and-trade.” It’s like a stock exchange for carbon emissions, where the state’s biggest polluters have to buy the right to emit greenhouse gases. It’s the most ambitious climate change policy in the country, but not everyone is happy with it.
Audio Report on Nov 09, 2012
Slideshow: An Early Fall Flight Around the Bay
Take a low-flying trip around the Bay (in photos).
Slideshow on Oct 05, 2012
Counting Climate-Challenged Pikas
A group of West Oakland students treks up to the Sierra to try to help a small mammal that may be threatened by climate change.
Audio Report on Sep 28, 2012
Heat and Harvest: Calif. Farms on a Climate Collision Course
New pests, a shrinking water supply and rising temperatures will alter agriculture in California.
Post on Sep 24, 2012
