Ken Paulman is the director of impact at Canary Media. He was previously the founder and director of the Energy News Network, which merged with Canary Media in 2025. He has also worked in a variety of editing positions at Minnesota Public Radio, the Spokane Spokesman-Review, and the Duluth News Tribune.
Ken grew up on a farm two miles from Nebraska’s largest coal plant, and now lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his family and a very spoiled dog.
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So, where's that big GE solar plant going to go?
GE plans to build the largest solar manufacturing plant in the U.S. But where?By Ken Paulman .
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Could Mesaba Energy Project really 'convert' back to coal?
An engineer says that developers' claims that a Minnesota "clean coal" project could be built as a natural gas plant, and then convert back to coal, don't hold water.By Ken Paulman .
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It's not easy being a bird
A video of a bird hitting a wind turbine is about to go viral again. So I thought it might be fun to find some videos of birds being hit by other things.By Ken Paulman .
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Chilling the discussion
MinnPost columnist Don Shelby writes this week about politicians' abuse of the Freedom of Information Act to conduct fishing expeditions in hopes of embarrassing or intimidating those with whom they disagree.By Ken Paulman .
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The EPA's insidious plot to make our cities nicer
Five Midwest cities have been selected to participate in an EPA program to help develop more walkable neighborhoods.By Ken Paulman .
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Jobs, jobs, jobs
Are coal plant job figures overstated? Even a guy from the coal industry says so.By Ken Paulman .
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Upton honored by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, who notably reversed his stance on regulating carbon emissions in his fight for chair of the House energy committee earlier this year, has received an award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.By Ken Paulman .
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Obama energy speech elicits a collective 'meh'
A roundup of reactions to Obama's energy speech today.By Ken Paulman .
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Deja vu all over again
The Daily Show reminded us last summer that we've heard this "get off of foreign oil" thing once or twice before.By Ken Paulman .
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Upton still pushing EPA myths
In a column today in the Kalamazoo Gazette, Rep. Fred Upton repeats several oft-debunked falsehoods about EPA greenhouse gas regulation.By Ken Paulman .
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