Maria Virginia Olano

Maria Virginia Olano

Chief of Staff . .

Maria Virginia Olano is chief of staff at Canary Media. Before joining the Canary team, she worked on state-level climate policy advocacy, specifically focusing on communications strategies. She previously produced the podcast Political Climate and hosted and produced the podcast Cooler Earth. She grew up in Colombia and now lives in Boston.

Clean energy manufacturing

Charts: Which states will benefit most from the Inflation Reduction Act?

The climate law has sparked a wave of clean energy manufacturing investment and job creation, mostly in the Southeast’s burgeoning Battery Belt.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 8 September 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Becca Jones-Albertus, director of DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office

Plus, climatetech career moves at Google, Tesla, Pattern Energy, ChargePoint, American Clean Power, MCE, Clean Energy Ventures, Electriq Power and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 25 August 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Global renewables deployments to hit record levels in 2023

New IEA figures show the industry is bouncing back from pandemic-related delays and supply-chain woes, thanks in large part to onshore wind growth.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 25 August 2023
Climate crisis

Chart: The US can't meet its climate goals unless states step up

But if the 24 states with aggressive emissions-reduction targets make good on their pledges, the country could get within striking distance of its 2030 commitment.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 18 August 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

The US climate law is fueling a factory frenzy. Here’s the latest tally

In just 12 short months, Biden's Inflation Reduction Act has spurred more than 100 new cleantech manufacturing announcements and nearly $80B in private investment.

By Dan McCarthy, Maria Virginia Olano . 16 August 2023
Clean energy

A behind-the-scenes look at how the Inflation Reduction Act came together

Canary Media asked seven insiders who worked on the historic climate law to share their reflections on what the process was like and the work that remains.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 15 August 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Hannah Bascom, Uplight's chief market innovation officer

Plus, climatetech career moves at Rewiring America, Bidgely, Boundary Stone Partners, Intersect Power, the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, SEPA and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 10 August 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Victoria Stulgis, SVP at Black Bear Energy

Plus, climatetech career moves at Plus Power, Rewiring America, Calstart, CBRE, Grid Forward, RMI, Verse and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 28 July 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Chart: The US is now exporting more LNG than ever before

As the country pushes for clean energy at home, it is still sending record-breaking amounts of planet-warming fossil gas abroad.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 14 July 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Omosede Imohe, global fellow at RMI

Plus, climatetech career moves at Toyota, Span, EVgo, Invenergy, Swift Solar, Clean Energy Ventures, Blue Ridge Power and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 13 July 2023