The rooftop solar industry is facing an unprecedented crisis. Utilities are cutting incentives . Major residential solar installers and financiers have gone bankrupt . And sweeping legislation just passed by…
Month: July 2025
Deep sea talks end as govts. urged to act on moratorium
Kingston, Jamaica, 25 July 2025 – The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) ends today with governments continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea. While high-level…
China Goes “Democratic” on Artificial General Intelligence
By MIKE MAGEE Last week, following a visit to the White House, Jensen Huang instigated a wholesale reversal of policy from Trump who was blocking Nvidia sales of its H20…
The Best and Worst Things to Say to Someone Just Diagnosed With Cancer
When Katie Thurston was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer earlier this year, at age 34, people kept telling her they knew someone with the same diagnosis. Solidarity, you…
Energy bill could cost North Carolina billions in lost investments and jobs
A controversial bill to unravel North Carolina’s climate law would cost the state more than 50,000 jobs annually and cause tens of billions of dollars in lost investments, a new…
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Lead to 1,000 More Overdose Deaths A Year, Researchers Warn
The sweeping tax and spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law earlier this month could cause thousands of people to lose access to treatment for opioid use disorder,…
EVs had a decent quarter. The next could be record-breaking.
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. So far, 2025 has been a mixed bag for EV sales…
Community teamwork gives Opawsome a second chance
When a stray cat was brought into the Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre by a concerned community member, staff immediately knew he was special. “His adventure has been so…
What Experts Think About the Japanese Walking Trend
“Japanese walking” isn’t new, but the workout recently gained legs on TikTok: People credit it with making their walking routines more exciting and leading to an array of benefits, from…
Massachusetts could give heat pump owners a huge discount on electricity
Massachusetts regulators are considering a plan to make heat pumps an obvious financial choice for most residents. The state Department of Public Utilities is mulling a proposal to heavily discount…