At a recent city council meeting in Palo Alto, California, Erin Pei stepped up to the podium. Clad in an Arctic Circle sweatshirt, the 11th grader presented hair-raising facts about…
Canary Media is turning 5!
Five years ago, we launched Canary Media on a simple premise: that the energy transition, the greatest economic and industrial transformation of our lifetimes, deserved a newsroom entirely dedicated to…
How a community solar breakthrough took shape in Illinois
In western Illinois, ComEd is tapping a rarely used technique to fast-track community solar installations — working with, not against, environmental groups and solar project developers. For years, utilities have…
Tom Kelly, Heidi Health
Tom Kelly is the CEO of Heidi Health, another of the many ambient AI scribes that is spreading its wings to other roles, including bringing its own AI Open Evidence…
This spring has been a record season for renewables
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Renewable energy’s favorite season has arrived. Spring is when everything comes…
Dyslexia Comes Back To Bite President Trump
By MIKE MAGEE This past week, Donald Trump decided to get into a war of words with a person with dyslexia. His target was the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom,…
Iran war could spur Europe to double down on renewables — again
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . The European Union is once again facing an energy crisis due to its reliance on imported fossil fuels —…
Nation's largest urban battery to take center stage near San Francisco
The Cow Palace arena, just south of San Francisco, has hosted Dwight Eisenhower , the Beatles , the San Jose Sharks NHL team, and an annual rodeo since it opened…
Green steel is the way forward for Indiana, former steelworkers say
Remell Bryant fed steel coils into the “cold strip” as a way to support her daughter as a single mother. Valerie Denney worked on the “pickle line,” removing impurities from…
Used EVs are a bargain right now — and buyers are noticing
Chad Shepard has warm feelings about the all-electric Honda Prologue he bought recently. Unlike his first EV, a BMW i3, the SUV is big enough for his two teenage sons…


