Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow

Ken Paulman

Director of Impact  . 

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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    Updates return Tuesday

    Midwest Energy News is taking a break in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular updates, and the email digest, will resume tomorrow.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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    MEEA: Pete Curtice

    Pete Curtice from the software firm OPOWER talks with Midwest Energy News correspondent Brian Rogal about how technology can get people more engaged in monitoring their electricity use.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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    MEEA: Merrian Fuller

    How can you encourage homeowners to take on thousands in debt to make energy efficiency improvements? Merrian Fuller of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has some ideas.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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    MEEA: David Roberts

    Grist's David Roberts talks to us about the future of energy efficiency programs in the changing political landscape.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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    MEEA: Bracken Hendricks interview

    Bracken Hendricks of the Center for American Progress talks with Midwest Energy News about what will happen to the clean energy movement after federal stimulus money runs out.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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    Sweet home, Chicago

    Midwest Energy News is taking a road trip, and by "road trip" I mean I'm hiring a reporter in Chicago to cover an energy efficiency conference for me.

    By Ken Paulman  . 

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