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Marine transport

3 ways the new climate law will help clean up dirty US ports

The Inflation Reduction Act includes $3 billion to slash pollution from ports by electrifying machinery, plugging ships into the grid and more.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 August 2022
Climatetech finance

How a new national green bank could steer $27B to clean energy projects

The Inflation Reduction Act's seed funding could spur 10× as much in private-sector lending for community solar, efficiency and more in underserved neighborhoods.

By Jeff St. John . 24 August 2022
Guides and how-tos

Could you get home energy and EV incentives under the climate law?

Find out which tax credits and upfront discounts you can earn for heat pumps, solar, electric vehicles and more — and how much money they could save you.

By Alison F. Takemura . 30 August 2022
Emissions reduction

Open-sourcing the grid emissions data needed for 24/7 clean energy

Startup Singularity is sharing data on hourly U.S. power-grid emissions. It wants energy markets, governments and companies like Google and Microsoft to use it — and to disclose their own data too.

By Jeff St. John . 30 August 2022
Fun stuff

When — and how — should you talk to your kids about climate change?

Canary turns to the producers of the kids' show Molly of Denali and beloved children's-entertainer-turned-climate-activist Raffi for insights.

By Mike Munsell . 31 August 2022
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Jessica Kelley, VP of HR and ESG at Longroad Energy

Plus, climatetech career moves at Fervo, AES, Vote Solar, Gridtractor, Blue Bear Capital, Theion, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Climate Avengers and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 1 September 2022
Nuclear

California faces big power challenges — even if Diablo Canyon stays open

Lawmakers voted to keep the state’s last nuclear plant operating, but California still needs to massively ramp up renewable energy, grid storage, efficiency and distributed energy.

By Jeff St. John . 2 September 2022
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
EV charging

A better way to do smart EV charging: Talk to the car

Telematics can give utilities and companies like WeaveGrid and ev.energy more ways to tap EVs to help the power grid — and make sure EV owners stay in the driver's seat.

By Jeff St. John . 6 September 2022
Podcast

Why heat waves become deadly

And how social infrastructure can save lives during extreme heat.

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By Stephen Lacey . 8 September 2022