Food and farms
What's the most climate-friendly way to eat? It's tricky
Plus, why climate hawks should heed the Chick-Fil-A cows and eat more chicken.
Climate crisis
Climate crisis
How bad will Europe’s gas crisis get?
Our friends at Columbia Energy Exchange look at the consequences of Russia’s weaponization of fossil gas.
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Climate crisis
Who really invented the climate stripes?
Canary Media unravels the mystery behind this now-ubiquitous design — with some help from the Baha Men and convergent evolution.
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Utilities
Why are blackouts looming? Blame extreme weather, not wind and solar
Heat, drought and fires could push the grid to its limits this summer. The solution is a flexible system with a wide range of power sources, not reliance on big power plants, experts say.
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Policy & regulation
California's plan to avoid blackouts relies on fossil fuels as last resort
Gov. Newsom is seeking $1B for home batteries, $300M to reduce demand — and $5.2B that would likely go to gas plants and diesel generators.
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Climate crisis
Worried about climate change? You're not alone
Canary chats with Generation Dread author Britt Wray about climate anxiety and how to deal.
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Solar
Will the Biden administration let one company kill US solar?
Auxin Solar's potentially devastating petition for more tariffs could upend the fast-growing sector and derail decarbonization efforts.
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Clean energy
Chart: What will a net-zero grid energy mix actually look like?
Massive amounts of new wind and solar will be a make-or-break ingredient.
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Fun stuff
Need some Earth Day inspiration? Check out these climate heroes
A roundup of Canary's chats with 6 awesome humans tackling the climate challenge from different angles.
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Energy efficiency
Smarter design — not novel tech — could be the real climate game-changer, according to Amory Lovins
The RMI co-founder and energy-efficiency evangelist talks tea cozies for houses, the physics of fatter pipes, and growing mangoes indoors in the Rockies.
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Food and farms
Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too
It’s crazy to put more food in our fuel tanks when there’s a war on. Or when there isn’t.
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