The Department of Energy announced Friday that it is canceling over $3.7 billion in funding for projects that would cut carbon emissions and toxic air pollution from power plants and…
Year: 2025
The quiet demise of Texas’ anti-renewables legislation
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Over the past few months, the Texas Senate passed three bills…
The Best and Worst Way to Remove a Tick
You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are opportunists that spend their days waiting for…
Electrifying this affordable housing complex made financial sense
Canary Media’s “ Electrified Life ” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals and building owners can do to shift to clean electric power. An affordable…
Chart: US steelmaking is slowly getting cleaner
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . The future of steel and ironmaking in the U.S. is poised to get cleaner — so long as the…
Biden’s cancer diagnosis should be a teaching moment
By DANIEL STONE Joe Biden’s metastatic cancer diagnosis brings together two controversial issues: PSA testing for prostate cancer and presidential politics. To understand what is at stake Americans need basic…
Rough Weather, Rolling Waves, and a Change of Plans at Sea
Life at sea is always unpredictable, and the past week aboard the Rainbow Warrior has been a perfect reminder of that. The Greenpeace Australia Pacific team and onboard crew have…
“I’m the problem, it’s me”: Australian Energy Producers and its members called out for greenwashing gas and fuelling climate change
At the end of May, the leaders of Australia’s fossil fuel extraction industry and their enablers in business and government descended on the Brisbane Convention Centre for the annual Australian…
The Worst Way to Reply to a Party Invite
There are two straightforward—and simple—ways to respond to social invitations: Tell the host you’ll be there, or that you won’t be. Yet people find all kinds of offensive ways to…
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society wishes CEO Doug Brooks a fond retirement and welcomes Charmaine Brett as new CEO & President
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stouffville, ON (May 29, 2025) – Ontario SPCA and Humane Society President & CEO Doug Brooks has announced his official retirement. Having served as President & CEO for…