Sam Roudman

Sam Roudman

Sam Roudman is a writer in Los Angeles. He’s produced shows for Netflix, researched projects for HBO, and written videos with millions of views. He sometimes makes fun little videos on Instagram

Why The US Sucks at Solar

About one in three Australian homes have rooftop solar. In America, it's less than one in ten, even though half the country sits under the same sun. The real story is the bill. The rooftop solar cost here runs up to seven times higher than in Australia, once tariffs, tax credits, and solar…

Why the US Government Buried This Battery

Every summer, your building dumps a mountain of heat into the air just to stay cool. Every winter, it burns fuel to make all that heat right back. Now, what if you could catch the heat you’re throwing away in July, park it underground until January, and do the same thing with winter’s cold to get…

The $Billions We’re Burying in Plain Sight

There's $67 billion in critical minerals sitting in your trash can right now. Old laptops, dead drills, that printer you keep meaning to throw out. The piles of waste outside old mines hold even more. By some estimates, between e-waste recycling and mine tailings, America already has nearly all the

What the Iran War Means for Renewable Energy

The war in Iran just triggered the most severe oil supply shock in history. Start your 7-day free trial + unlock 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN — head to https://surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout! Gas prices had their biggest one-month spike ever. The average American househ