Alison F. Takemura

Golden

Staff Writer at Canary Media

Staff Writer at @Canarymediainc | Clean energy journalism, multimedia, and compassion enthusiast. Opinions are my own.

Articles

Colorado landscapers are discovering the perks of electric lawn…

5 days ago | canarymedia.com | Alison F. Takemura

State regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Users are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools. Canary Media’s “Electrified Life” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals and business owners can do to shift to clean electric power.
Minnesota community solar makes it past bipartisan attempt to end…

5 days ago | canarymedia.com | Alison F. Takemura

Lawmakers ditched language in the state energy bill that would have repealed its successful Community Solar Garden program after supporters rallied to save it. As some state legislatures try to roll back clean energy measures, a successful policy for community solar in Minnesota has survived a political fight to end it.
SoCal rejects plan to phase down new gas furnaces and water heaters

2 weeks ago | canarymedia.com | Alison F. Takemura

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. On Friday, air-quality regulators for Southern California rejected a plan to gradually phase down a major source of pollution: new gas-burning space and water heaters in homes. It’s a blow to efforts to clean up harmful, planet-warming emissions from buildings — in Southern California and possibly beyond.
SoCal rejects plan to phase down new gas furnaces and water heaters

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alison F. Takemura

On Friday, air-quality regulators for Southern California rejected a plan to gradually phase down a major source of pollution: new gas-burning space and water heaters in homes. It’s a blow to efforts to clean up harmful, planet-warming emissions from buildings — in Southern California and possibly beyond.
Electrifying this affordable housing complex made financial sense

4 weeks ago | canarymedia.com | Alison F. Takemura

In Sacramento, California, property owner BRIDGE Housing moved ahead with a heat-pump-plus retrofit designed to save both itself and its residents money. Canary Media’s “Electrified Life” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals and building owners can do to shift to clean electric power. An affordable housing complex for older adults in Sacramento, California, boasts some enticing features.
Electrifying this affordable housing complex made financial sense

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alison F. Takemura

Canary Media’s “Electrified Life” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals and building owners can do to shift to clean electric power. An affordable housing complex for older adults in Sacramento, California, boasts some enticing features. Residents of the earth-toned, low-rise structures can cultivate gardens, swim laps in the pool, and toss bocce balls. They can stroll to visit neighbors.
Why killing home-energy tax credits would be bad for the economy

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Alison F. Takemura

House Republicans are proposing to axe consumer tax credits for energy efficiency, solar, and more, a move that could hurt consumers, jobs, and the grid. Amid rising energy costs nationwide, House Republicans are looking to kill two long-standing federal tax credits that help Americans save hundreds of dollars on their utility bills each year. The move could have serious economic consequences.
Why killing home-energy tax credits would be bad for the economy

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alison F. Takemura

Amid rising energy costs nationwide, House Republicans are looking to kill two long-standing federal tax credits that help Americans save hundreds of dollars on their utility bills each year. The move could have serious economic consequences. The Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit cuts 30% of the cost of new insulation, doors, windows, water heaters, and heat pump heater/ACs from households’ federal tax bills, with an annual maximum of $3,200.
Gas stoves increase cancer risk, especially for kids, new study finds

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Alison F. Takemura

The appliances emit benzene, a potent carcinogen. Exposure varies depending on ventilation and other factors, but there’s no safe level. Gas stoves increase the chances of getting cancer, with nearly double the risk for kids than for adults. That’s the stark top-line finding of a recent study by a team of researchers from Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; and other organizations.
Gas stoves increase cancer risk, especially for kids, new study finds

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alison F. Takemura

Gas stoves increase the chances of getting cancer, with nearly double the risk for kids than for adults. That's the stark top-line finding of a recent study by a team of researchers from Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; and other organizations. The study builds on prior work by the group that found that gas stoves emit benzene, a potent carcinogen also found in secondhand cigarette smoke — even when the cooking appliances are turned off.