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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
Solar

How to make sure your solar-plus-battery system works in a blackout

After disasters like Hurricane Fiona, solar panels and batteries can be a lifeline. Energy experts offer some do's and don'ts to help make the most of backup systems during outages.

By Maria Gallucci . 17 October 2022
Fun stuff

What to watch this summer: Climate lovers' edition

Check out these movies and TV shows with climate-positive messages, recommended by climate storytellers and Hollywood insiders.

By Claire Elise Thompson . 29 May 2023
Solar

He couldn't install solar at home, so he helps nonprofits do it instead

This solar champion shows community groups how to tap Inflation Reduction Act incentives so they can afford solar panels.

By Alison F. Takemura . 11 September 2023
Electric vehicles

How car-sharing can make the EV revolution more equitable

Electric vehicles are a key part of the energy transition, but they’re expensive and resource-intensive. EV car shares could help fix both problems.

By Syris Valentine . 19 September 2023
Hydrogen

Should power plants burn clean hydrogen to make electricity?

Utilities say the fuel can help them achieve a carbon-free grid. Climate hawks say it opens up a morass of waste and greenwashing that may impede better solutions.

By Julian Spector . 2 February 2024
Electrification

Electric lawn equipment, solar could be home-electrification ‘gateways’

People with firsthand home electrification experience are much more interested in cutting fossil fuels from other areas of their lives, per a new survey.

By Alison F. Takemura . 6 June 2024
Utilities

Xcel Energy says data centers won’t delay Minnesota clean energy target

At a regulatory workshop, a utility exec said Xcel can serve data centers and meet its 2040 clean energy mandate, but it might need to extend the life of gas plants.

By Frank Jossi . 5 December 2024
ENN

How Denmark turned an efficiency obligation into opportunity

In Denmark, electric companies have long operated in a slow- or no-growth market, and they continue to invest in further lowering customers' energy use.

8 October 2013
ENN

Michigan wind developer faces lawsuit over U.P. project

In a small community on the southern coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a 28 MW wind farm remains a focus of dispute among landowners, some of whom are bringing the developer into yet another lawsuit over claims about noise.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 26 January 2015