Is your heat pump struggling to keep up in frigid weather? Or are you afraid it might? Don't miss these expert tips, which I wrote up to help you get the most out of your all-electric, efficient heater (and AC)! @canarymedia.com #energy #affordability www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

Is your heat pump struggling to keep up in frigid weather? Or are you afraid it might? Don't miss these expert tips, which I wrote up to help you get the most out of your all-electric, efficient heater (and AC)! @canarymedia.com #energy #affordability www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

Low-income households will get much needed LIHEAP aid for utility bill relief and home energy upgrades. Plus, Congress funded ENERGY STAR and the Weatherization Assistance Program. @sierraclub.org @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Exciting, Clare!!

Whose got $200 million in federal funding to turbocharge 2-way ACs, a.k.a. heat pumps? Denver-area local governments. They're one of the awardees of an oft-overlooked IRA program — all of which still have access to their grants for local climate action. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

Bills in the California Legislature from @scottwiener.bsky.social would make it easier for people to install plug-in solar panels without utility delays, and also super-efficient electric heat pumps: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social

The Trump administration has sued two small CA cities over their local ordinances prohibiting gas in new construction. But with the state's new building code, it might not matter. “California’s really moved on.” — Matt Vespa, @earthjustice.org www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

California has a plan to get heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to residents who otherwise couldn’t access them.

Warming is to blame for nearly half of particulate pollution and two-thirds of emissions unleashed by western wildfires, a study finds.

According to a new report by a group of anti-poverty researchers, the cost of completely ending extreme poverty would be $318 billion per year. Using targeted direct cash transfers, it would cost around 0.3% of global GDP to ensure that virtually everyone has enough to pay for the absolute basics.

This Colorado coal town is betting big on ultra-efficient geothermal heating and cooling to help navigate a rapidly changing economic landscape. www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo... @canarymedia.com

Great write up from Alison. I’m very proud to have worked on this rule making and the subsequent outcome. It’s also the first time I’ve been quoted in Canary Media, so personally I think that’s pretty cool.

Yay, Colorado is doing a good thing! Regulators told gas utilities they need to hit an ambitious emissions-reduction target by 2035 — a boon for public health and a managed energy transition. www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

It’s not too late to tap federal tax credits to make clean and energy-efficient home improvements! Let @alisontakemura.bsky.social be your guide.

More climate backsliding in New York, with Gov. Kathy Hochul pausing the state's first-in-the-nation ban on gas in most new buildings: www.canarymedia.com/articles/car... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social

'A betrayal': NY lawmakers lambast the Hochul administration's decision to delay gas ban in new buildings www.canarymedia.com/articles/car... @canarymedia.com @rewiringamerica.bsky.social @earthjustice.org

Several analyses indicate that all-electric buildings are more affordable. So why is New York's Gov. Hochul considering delaying the state's trailblazing standard for zero-emissions construction? www.canarymedia.com/articles/car... @canarymedia.com @earthjustice.org @rewiringamerica.bsky.social

"Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing by 2030. The latest tool it’s deploying to reach that goal? Window-straddling heat pumps." - @alisontakemura.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

Take a tour of Atmos Zero's new facility with @alisontakemura.bsky.social, where it's building steam-producing heat pumps to replace gas-burning boilers that companies rely on to make everything from Cheez Whiz to notepaper.

Love how this article by Sarah Shemkus clearly lays out what states are legislating around plug-in solar — and what the industry needs to do for its systems to be certified safe. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

🤯 This heat pump startup says its vertically integrated approach can, in some cases, make the climate-friendly appliance cheaper to install than a fossil-gas furnace. That would be a mind-blowing development in HVAC. My latest for @canarymedia.com: www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

It’s use-it-or-lose-it time for federal energy efficiency tax credits. This @rewiringamerica.bsky.social‬ campaign aims to make sure everyone takes advantage before it's too late. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...

We're in the midst of a clean energy revolution. Why doesn't everybody know it? Catch climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben discussing the rise and ongoing challenges of solar and wind energy in a Canary Media webinar tomorrow, Wed 8/27, at 2:30 pm ET! forum.canarymedia.com/canary-media...

Catch @billmckibben.bsky.social discussing renewables’ rise and ongoing challenges in our webinar on Wednesday. It’s a perfect primer for his new solar-boosting new book:

The antiquated industrial boilers that help make our cheese, beer, and clothes belch pollution into neighborhoods. Swapping this equipment for heat pumps over several years could prevent more than 70,000 early deaths, according to the American Lung Association: www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Gas stoves come with often-ignored health risks. Colorado’s new first-in-the-nation law is making sure buyers know what noxious carcinogens they have in store.

🪢 San Francisco looks to close a loophole in its all-electric building code before California freezes code updates statewide. My latest for @canarymedia.com: www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

California lawmakers have decided to pause updates to carbon-pollution-slashing building codes — for six years. So what's next? Advocates highlight some exceptions in the law that might allow localities to push forward on their climate goals anyway. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

Electrifying news! New York is the first state to adopt an all-electric building code prohibiting fossil fuels in new construction. A federal district court judge recently upheld the law requiring the standard, slamming a prior judgement on gas bans. My latest: www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

⚡ Fellow Americans, we have a chance to use federal home energy and EV tax credits before they're gone. But the window of opportunity will soon slam shut. Dive into my latest guide to taking advantage of all of the federal incentives you can claim to get heat pumps, solar panels, and more:

Air-quality regulators for SoCal rejected a plan to phase down new gas furnaces and water heaters. It's a blow to efforts to clean up harmful, planet-warming emissions from buildings, @alisontakemura.bsky.social reports:

After an opposition campaign waged by SoCalGas and others, regulators tanked rules that would’ve encouraged, but not required, a transition to electric heat pumps in Southern California. Reporting by @alisontakemura.bsky.social:

200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue. It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

“Gas stoves increase the chances of getting cancer, with nearly double the risk for kids than for adults.” !! New study, story by @alisontakemura.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...

The Trump admin’s moves threaten to upend decades of progress on making appliances do more with less energy. Trump’s actions could undercut his own promise to halve energy bills during his first 18 months in office, @alisontakemura.bsky.social reports:

...if you add up the tiny fires in our internal combustion engines and our stoves and furnaces, in our coal and gas-fired power plants, in our container ships and airplanes, you see billions of small fires that add up to a conflagration, a world on fire. We are here to put out the fire....

She said “in a blink of my eyes” shallow reefs became white landscapes, with widespread death among staghorn corals used in restoration projects. Spectacular sea fans and soft corals died quickly. -- Graham Readfearn @theguardian.com

I spoke with Claire Sneed, a fired US Forest Service hydrologic technician, about what we lose when we dismantle national forests (clean water, avalanche warnings, usable trails, wildfire crews, happy beavers) and what we gain (more wildfires and rich Airbnbs) defector.com/an-interview...

Republican state legislators are showing community solar some love: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... “Ultimately, for me, it was giving Iowan consumers a choice,” said Iowa state Rep. Hans Wilz, a Republican, in a March interview on why he introduced a #communitysolar bill.

Why keep the federal #cleanenergy tax credits? To lower electricity bills. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...: NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum told The New York Times at CERAWeek, adding that ​“if you take renewables and storage off the table, we’re going to force electricity prices to the moon.”

From @alisontakemura.bsky.social, here's how to decarbonize every building everywhere — just not all at once:

Rural Texans speaking up for a diverse, reliable energy grid — one that includes solar + batteries + gas + nukes + wind...

We're honored to receive National Magazine Awards in both General Excellence and Public Interest this year: propub.li/3RPtlgM "No print or digital magazine had a greater impact on public policy and our national debate than did ProPublica in 2024," judges commented. Congrats to all the winners!

SoCal regulators are weighing a new proposal that would help clean up the region’s smog-filled air, but stop short of mandating heat pumps and banning appliances that emit NOx. Reporting by @alisontakemura.bsky.social

Follow our journalists for uncompromised reporting on the clean energy transition: go.bsky.app/Emn2LcZ

The California Heat Pump Partnership announced the nation’s first statewide blueprint for deploying heat pumps, a critical tech for decarbonizing buildings and improving public health. Reporting by @alisontakemura.bsky.social

“Commercial wars are unprofitable. A policy of good will and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times, measures of retaliation are not" Who said this? William McKinley, Trump's role model. www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

I loved learning about how electricity rates can be redesigned so that they make energy bills with a heat pump lower, and yet don't cause other customers' bills to go up. There's some clever math afoot in this study from @aceeedc.bsky.social.

From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, ditching small industrial boilers for heat pumps could help clear smoggy skies, @alisontakemura.bsky.social reports. This map shows where swapping out boilers for heat pumps could benefit communities:

I have another big story up on @canarymedia.com this a.m. on the EU's looming Clean Industrial Deal. The documents include plans to ease gas prices, slash electricity taxes and establish a 40% "Buy European" But skeptics say the EU is going to have a tough time. www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...