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Climate crisis

Here's what local climate action looks like in small-town USA

Canary's culture correspondent has a whale of a time connecting with fellow climate-conscious citizens in his New England hamlet.

By Mike Munsell . 10 May 2023

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

Climate crisis

Wikipedia has a climatetech problem

Millions rely on Wikipedia, but its entries can be outdated or incomplete, especially on climate topics — and that's where you come in.

By Mike Munsell . 31 March 2023

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Clean energy

Here's the good and bad news on the US clean energy transition

A comprehensive new report from BNEF lays out 2022's mixed bag of wins and losses on EVs, emissions, energy storage, climate disasters and much more.

By Jeff St. John . 1 March 2023

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Utilities

This software factors climate risk and energy equity into grid planning

Utilities need to know how their equipment upgrades will impact vulnerable communities. UrbanFootprint’s platform provides the necessary data.

By Jeff St. John . 23 February 2023

Liquefied natural gas

How the LNG export boom clashes with climate goals — visualized

Interactive graphics: The U.S. is about to become the global leader in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. What does that mean for the climate?

By Geoff McGhee, Canary Staff . 30 January 2023

Liquefied natural gas

Inside the high-dollar race to sell natural gas as low-carbon

Special report: Rival U.S. firms lob differing, and debatable, climate claims as they market “green” liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to a warming world.

By Jeffrey Ball . 30 January 2023

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Food and farms

Afraid of high-tech food? Get over it

Too many Americans are squeamish about cultivated meat, alt-protein processed foods and GMOs, but we'll need to get used to them to avert a climate catastrophe.

By Michael Grunwald . 17 January 2023

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Climate crisis

US carbon emissions rose in 2022. Can clean energy get them on track?

Historic investments in renewable energy will help the U.S. get closer to halving emissions by 2030, but there's a lot more work to do, a new report warns.

By Jeff St. John . 10 January 2023

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Opinion

To get rid of coal power, we need smarter coal finance

Cutting off coal funding too soon could make climate change even worse. Finance institutions now have better strategies to choose from to bridge the gap.

By Alex Murray, Shravan Bhat . 6 January 2023

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Climate crisis

Here's what local climate action looks like in small-town USA

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

Wikipedia has a climatetech problem

Here's the good and bad news on the US clean energy transition

This software factors climate risk and energy equity into grid planning

How the LNG export boom clashes with climate goals — visualized

Inside the high-dollar race to sell natural gas as low-carbon

Afraid of high-tech food? Get over it

US carbon emissions rose in 2022. Can clean energy get them on track?

To get rid of coal power, we need smarter coal finance