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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'Climategate' at Fox News
By now, you've probably heard about the Fox News email ordering staff to downplay climate science data. But the way other media outlets are reacting to the story is more revealing.By Ken Paulman .
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Twitter fight!
There have been many great rivalries throughout history: Foreman and Ali, the Celtics and the Lakers, Less Filling and Tastes Great, the list goes on and on. Add to it the occasional Twitter sparrings of David Roberts and Steve Everley.By Ken Paulman .
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A tale of two pipelines
An excellent story from Greenwire today on the controversy over new EPA greenhouse gas regulations briefly contained a common misconception about a proposed oil refinery in South Dakota.By Ken Paulman .
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A word about semantics
Is it OK to use inaccurate terms in news coverage just because they're commonly used among the public?By Ken Paulman .
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How much coal does it take to run a light bulb?
A new infographic calculates the amount of fuel from various sources needed to run a 100-watt bulb for a year.By Ken Paulman .
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Detroit's dinosaurs live on
While we debate whether to increase the gas tax in the U.S., in Venezuela the issue is whether to continue a subsidy that keeps prices at less than 10 cents per gallon.By Ken Paulman .
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Where the rail money will go
The Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it’s reallocating $1.2 billion in high-speed rail money from Wisconsin and Ohio to other states. But where, exactly, is that money going?By Ken Paulman .
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Irony alert! (or maybe not)
Climate skeptics are crowing over record cold temperatures in Cancun as the COP16 summit wraps up. But the joke may be on them.By Ken Paulman .
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The great ethanol caper
Four major newspapers simultaneously publish editorials calling for the end of federal ethanol subsidies. Coincidence?By Ken Paulman .
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Feeling hot, hot, hot
The University of Minnesota announced today that they’re the first in the nation to begin using a high-powered solar simulator that has (say it with me in your best Dr. Evil voice) the power of 3,000 suns.By Ken Paulman .
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