Katherine Tweed
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How to Manage and Prevent Digestive Problems
SOURCES: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: “It’s About Eating Right.” AHRQ: “Treatment Options for GERD or Acid Reflux Disease: A Review of the Research for Adults.” American Academy of Family Physicians: “Heartburn,” “Antidiarrheal Medicines: OTC Relief for Diarrhea.” American College of Gastroenterology: “Acid Reflux,” “Probiotics for the Treatment of Adult Gastrointestinal Disorders.” American Family Physician: “Effective management of flatulence.” American Gastroenterological...
6 Myths About Exercise and Aging
Fitness is timeless. At every age, it makes a huge difference in how you feel and move, helps you whittle down those numbers (like your weight, cholesterol, or blood pressure) that your doctor keeps mentioning, and even brightens your mood. Inside and out, you win when you're active, no matter how old you are. But it doesn't always feel like that, especially if you've been on the sidelines for a while. Have you fallen for one of these bogus ideas about aging and exercise?
Dieting After 60: 4 Things You Need to Know Original
Keeping a healthy weight is a worthwhile goal at any age. As you get older, it can get trickier. You might not be burning calories like you did when you were younger, but you can still take off extra pounds. The golden rules of weight loss still apply: Burn more calories than you eat or drink. Eat more veggies, fruits, whole grains, fish, beans, and low-fat or fat-free dairy; and keep meat and poultry lean. Limit empty calories, like sugars and foods with little or no nutritional value.
Canary Media gears up for Climate Week NYC
Canary Media is a media partner for Climate Week NYC, which takes place September 17–24, 2023. The week officially kicked off on Sunday, September 17, with leaders including Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization, and Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, gathering in midtown to discuss the closing window of opportunity to address the climate crisis and how to move at the scale needed.
Canary Media gears up for Climate Week NYC
scrolledValue "> This piece is part of a series. Read more. Here’s a preview of the online and on-the-ground events we’re attending and reporting on this week. 18 September 2023 Canary Media is a media partner for Climate Week NYC, which takes place September 17–24, 2023. Climate Week NYC is back for its 15th year of solutions-based events and conversations. If you’re in town, you might run into the Canary Media team (be sure to say hi!).
James Bond, birder
By Ilana DeBare You’d never guess it from the box-office-blockbuster Skyfall, but… James Bond was a birder. No, not the Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery secret agent Bond. But the James Bond who was an eminent American ornithologist, an expert in Caribbean birds who wrote the definitive Birds of the West Indies field guide. In fact, Ian Fleming named his secret-agent-Bond after the birder.
Is China Burning Less Coal?
The U.S. Energy Information Administration just released data showing that China’s coal consumption grew less than 2 percent in 2012 and 2013 and then flatlined in 2014. China's declining coal consumption has also been logged by the International Energy Agency, which reported earlier this year that carbon dioxide emissions from the global energy sector halted in 2014 -- the first time a slowdown unrelated to economic conditions occurred.
US CO2 Emissions From Natural Gas Will Top Coal in 2016
A steady drumbeat of new natural-gas plants have replaced coal as the dominant source of electricity generation in the U.S. At the beginning of 2016, America’s coal production fell to its lowest level in 30 years. The march away from coal is cheered by those who would like to see the U.S., and the world, move to a lower-carbon economy. But the increasingly heavy reliance on natural gas has exacted a toll.
Nutrition, Types, Cooking, and More
How to Cook Kale Add kale to pasta sauce, smoothies, or soup. Or try one of these methods: Saute it. A splash of olive oil and a little onion or garlic are all this veggie needs, and it cooks up in minutes. The leaf is tougher than spinach leaves, so it won’t wilt as quickly in the pan. . You can eat kale raw in a salad. The leaves can stand up to heavy dressings. Kale Caesar salads have popped up on many restaurant menus.
Washington DC Wants to Lead the Nation in Energy Efficiency
These days, the nation’s capital city -- and the federal government in particular -- is not known for getting things done.
BMW Picks Tendril for EV Charging Demo
BMW continues to dip its toes into the pool of electric vehicles, but it is still not planning to jump into the deep end. BMW will lease 700 all-electric cars in the U.S. starting in 2012. The BMW ActiveE promises to be all things to all people. It's a good-looking 1 Series Coupe that has a 100-mile range at a lease price that most people (read: BMW drivers) could embrace: $499/month with $2,250 down.
Which State Leads in Corporate Renewable Offtake Deals? Hint: It's Not California
When Amazon announces it is making a return to the corporate renewables market, as it did this month, it comes as little surprise. Technology and data firms such as Amazon, Facebook and Google are at the forefront of renewable energy procurement across the globe. Amazon, for instance, said it will be buying power from three future wind projects, two in Europe and one in the U.S., with a suggestion that more deals are coming soon.
Can Internet Infrastructure Pay for LED Street Lights?
Photo: Philips From Birmingham, UK to Shenzhen and Lyon to Los Angeles, cities across the world are installing light-emitting diodes (LED) street lights to save money and increase safety. Such retrofits can require a lot of upfront capital that many municipalities do not have. To entice more cities to make the switch, Philips and Ericsson have teamed up to offer a lighting-as-a-service model that pairs Philips’ LED street lights with Ericsson’s small cell mobile networks.
Energy Jobs: Big Regulator Moves, Rive Brothers Join Zola Electric, EnSync In Restructuring
We begin this latest installment of the Energy Jobs column in arguably the most active state for the clean energy industry. Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) brought on a new commissioner, Genevieve Shiroma. She was previously on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and also worked on the state’s Air Resources Board and spent nearly a decade with the Sacramento Utility Municipal District.
D.light Raises $22.5M for Off-Grid Solar as Energy Giants Take Notice
Nearly two months after solar lantern startup d.light design expanded its pay-as-you-go financing system for solar lanterns and home solar systems, the company has raised $22.5 million in a Series D debt and equity round to help scale that financing solution globally. The company raised $11 million in 2014, a considerable sum at the time for off-grid solutions. But the industry has accelerated considerably in the past year.
Energy Jobs: More Shuffles at Tesla, Layoffs at Cypress Creek, PG&E Departures Just Beginning
This year starts with some big news from some big players in the industry. Tesla announced on its fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday that CFO Deepak Ahuja will be retiring, and Zach Kirkhorn, previously the company’s VP of finance, will be taking over. In other Tesla news, CEO Elon Musk recently announced that approximately 7 percent of the company's full-time staff headcount would be cut, along with temps and contractors not deemed critical.
Energy Jobs: Former FERC Commissioner McIntyre Dies, New Tesla Board, Moves at Bloom and More
We start out the first Energy Jobs update of 2019 on a somber note. Kevin McIntyre, who resigned from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in October due to health issues, died last week. President Trump named Neil Chatterjee as chairman of FERC upon McIntyre’s resignation. McIntyre co-led the global energy practice at Jones Day, where he was for nearly 30 years, according to E&E News. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Energy Jobs: Exec Moves at Centerpoint, Entergy, Buyout at 8minuteenergy and More
For the first time in months, we're steering clear of Tesla news in the jobs column. CenterPoint CEO Scott Prochazka will retain his post after the merger of CenterPoint and Vectren, which will be finalized in early 2019. Many other executives at CenterPoint will retain their roles in the merger, however, Bill Rogers, currently CenterPoint Energy's EVP and CFO will retire for personal reasons. In New Orleans, David Ellis will be the new president ant CEO of Entergy New Orleans.
Energy Jobs: Netflix Talent Moves to Cleantech, Exec Ousted at Tesla, GE Restructuring Continues
The energy industry may be more exciting to work in now than at any other time in recent memory, but it’s still difficult for energy companies large and small to compete against the likes of Google and Apple to recruit top talent. One clean tech startup, Lumin, which offers smart home controls via the circuit breaker, has found a way to entice a lead data engineer to its team with its recent hire of Brian Sullivan as head of data engineering.
New York Launches Major Regulatory Reform for Utilities
California issued a storage mandate and settled its net metering debate last year. Texas is in the process of overhauling its ancillary services market. Minnesota has set a value-of-solar tariff. But all of that is small potatoes compared to the market transformation for electric distribution utilities that New York just announced.
Energy Jobs: New FERC Chairman, CEO Moves at Space-Time Insight, PowerSecure and More
While we await the confirmation process for President Trump’s latest nominee, Bernard McNamee, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, he has named Neil Chatterjee as chairman of FERC, a move that will shift leadership of the agency but will not change its political balance. McNamee is one of the architects of DOE’s failed coal and nuclear bailout plan. He would replace retired Commissioner Robert Powelson.
Energy Jobs: Shakeups at GE, Tesla; McNamee Closer to FERC
Lots of big jobs news, so we’ll start with the kind of stuff that moves markets. GE CEO John Flannery was recently ousted and replaced by the board with Lawrence Culp, the former CEO of Danaher Corporation, a publicly traded technology manufacturing conglomerate. Flannery is gone after just a year. Read here for what it might mean for GE’s power business.
Energy Jobs: Moves at NYPA, Wunder Capital, Recurrent; Krevat Leaves Sempra, Plus More Tesla
We start this week’s jobs column with women making moves across clean energy. The New York Power Authority has hired Sarah Orban Salati as CCO to oversee all wholesale retail operations for the nation’s largest public utility. Salati was most recently at AES, where she was managing director of new energy solutions. NYPA is no old-school power authority.
Energy Jobs: Shiao Moves to Arcadia Power, NRG Renewables Now Clearway, More Former Tesla Moves
We start this week’s job column at home. After more than eight years with GTM Research (now Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables), MJ Shiao is ready for his next adventure. He leaving his role as head of Americas research to join Arcadia Power and help them build the digital utility of the future as director of community solar. Shiao was instrumental in building GTM’s solar research practice into an industry-leading enterprise, bringing a sharp intellect and wit to the growing market.
Energy Jobs: New Execs at SEIA, Trump's Coal-Friendly FERC Pick, Plus RMI, Tesla and More
Let's pick up just where we left off thejobs column earlier this month. Just after the Solar Energy Industries Association let go of Tom Kimbis and Christopher Mansour, it has added two new executives. John Smirnow will rejoin SEIA as general counsel after leaving in 2015, and Tony Chen will serve in the new position of VP of business development. Chen was previously at Cool Earth Solar and SolarCity and will focus on engaging new audiences as solar becomes increasingly mainstream.
Energy Jobs: Kimbis and Mansour Out at SEIA, First Solar Alums Set Up Candela, and More
The Solar Energy Industries Association has let go of Executive Vice President and counsel Tom Kimbis and VP of Federal Affairs Christopher Mansour. Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIA’s president and CEO, told SolarWakeup that revisions to the organization’s strategic vision required a realignment of resources, although Mansour would be replaced. “We have nothing but positive things to say about Tom and Christopher, and we wish them well in the future endeavors,” Hopper told SolarWakeup.
Energy Jobs: Powelson Out at FERC, Tesla Exec Churn Continues and More
The churn doesn’t stop in Washington just because summer is in full swing. Less than a year after Robert Powelson was confirmed as a commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), he is moving on. Powelson will become the president and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies, an industry group for private water companies (the majority of Americans are served by public water systems).
While Coal Loses Nearly 50,000 Jobs, Wind and Solar Add 79,000
Natural gas still outpaces renewable job growth, but the numbers are up for debate. As coal plants are shuttered due to increasing regulation and competition from cheap natural gas and renewables, coal industry jobs are being shed by the thousands, according to new research from Duke University. From 2008 to 2012, the U.S. coal industry, from mining to power plants, lost nearly 50,000 jobs, about 12 percent of the total during the five-year period.
Survey: Only 32% Of Utilities Know What Kind of Data Analytics They Use
When 235 utility respondents were asked by Black & Veatch what sort of data analytics their utility was using to improve operational performance, many said they simply didn’t know. The results of an inaugural report by Black & Veatch, 2014 Strategic Directions: Utility Automation & Integration, show that utilities are interested in remote monitoring, asset maintenance and data analytics, but deploying those technologies effectively is a bit of a head scratcher for many utilities.
Energy-Related Carbon Emissions Rose in 2013
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy activities in the U.S. in 2013 are expected to be up 2 percent over 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The slight increase is still just a projection as EIA awaits final year-end data, but the higher figure is attributed to an increase in coal consumption by electric utilities.
Study: Fast Charging Key to Electric Vehicle Adoption
Public charging for electric vehicles makes up only 10 percent of the charging pie, according to a new report from Recargo. The 2013 U.S. PEV Charging Study examined the opinions of more than 3,700 plug-in drivers who get behind the wheel of 17 different vehicle makes and models. Although public charging is the minority of charging, the study authors confirmed what others have found anecdotally, drivers want more DC quick charging. Whether there will actually be more, however, is yet to be seen.
Banks Reluctant to Finance Energy Efficiency
JPMorgan Chase personnel have a lot of conversations about financing energy efficiency products. Despite the talk, “we don’t have a whole lot to show for it,” Granville Martin, executive director of environmental affairs at JPMorgan Chase said at the Advanced Energy Conference in New York City. Despite being the largest tax equity investor in wind and solar in the U.S., Martin said that energy efficiency, in any flavor, just doesn’t seem to work for JPMorgan Chase.
Energy Jobs: Tesla Slashes Workforce 9% and Adds Execs; Regulators Go to Private Sector
The tumult at Tesla continues with significant workforce reductions earlier this month, along with the addition of a few new names in top spots as the company seeks profitability. The company cut about 4,000 positions, or 9 percent of its employees. The revamping continues in the executive realm as well. Tesla brought on Sanjay Shah as VP of energy operations. Shah was previously at Amazon and will oversee the solar, Powerwall and Powerpack businesses.
Energy Jobs: Duke Promotions, Centrica and Innogy Go Deeper Into US, Dynapower, Opus One and More
We always seem to start this column with energy storage, so today let’s begin with utilities. Duke Energy has promoted Jim Henning to SVP of customer services. Amy Spiller, a 15-year veteran of Duke, will take his place as president of Duke Energy Ohio and Duke Energy Kentucky, according to Cincinnati Business Courier. UK-based Centrica recently launched Centrica Business Solutions in North America and has named Dan Svejnar to take the role of VP, head of commercial in North America.
Energy Jobs: Tesla Flattens Exec Roles, Juergen Steps Down at SolarWorld, Plus ComEd, AMS and More
As the old newspaper adage goes, "If it bleeds, it leads." And if it’s Tesla that is bleeding executives, of course we’ll start there. Elon Musk said in a company memo that he’s flattening out the executive structure at the company, according to the The Wall Street Journal. But it’s hardly a sudden hemorrhage. Axios has a nice laundry list of who has left in the past two years, some of which we've reported on here and here.
Energy Jobs: GE Picks Leader for Reservoir, Brown Back at Avangrid, Plus 5,000 Layoffs at E.ON-RWE
As we often do these days, we kick it off in the rapidly evolving world of energy storage. GE Power has hired Rob Morgan to lead its reimagined energy storage unit and grow the market for its new Reservoir Energy Storage platform. “Rob brings the right skillset to lead GE Power’s Energy Storage Unit as the industry shifts toward a more decentralized, decarbonized, and digitized electricity infrastructure,” said GE Power CEO Russell Stokes.
Energy Jobs: Wheeler at EPA, Southern Co.'s Beattie Retires, and Top Trump Energy Aide Exits
We begin this week’s Energy Jobs column inside the Beltway. The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Andrew Wheeler to become second in command at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler was at the EPA more than 20 years ago, and spent most of the past decade lobbying for various corporations, including coal companies. The move is particularly disconcerting to environmentalists as EPA chief Scott Pruitt remains under fire and Wheeler would be running the department if Pruitt leaves.
Energy Jobs: Reed Steps Down at Sempra, Stem Executive Moves, and ViZn in Trouble
We begin this edition of On the Move with some ups and downs in the energy storage sector. Mark Triplett has left Green Charge Networks as COO to join Stem as COO. Along with Triplett, Alan Russo is now the SVP of global sales for Stem. The executive additions come just a few months after Stem landed $80 million in an oversubscribed Series D, including investment from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada’s largest single-profession pension fund.
Mass. Imposes $24.8M Penalty on Utilities for Storm Response
Before Sandy, there was Irene. While the mid-Atlantic was largely spared during Irene, parts of southern New England were hit hard by the tropical storm and a subsequent October snowstorm in 2011. After an investigation into the response to the two storms, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities imposed a $24.8 million penalty on the state’s utilities, with National Grid facing the steepest penalty of $18.7 million.
Energy Jobs: Ameren Hires Amirthalingam as First CDIO, Tesla's Jaramillo at Form Energy and More
To mark International Women’s Day held earlier this month, we start the jobs column with women making moves in clean energy and at the grid edge. If you haven’t already, we also welcome you to take a quick survey for GTM Research’s newly formed group for women working in the grid edge sector, so that women making executive moves in the industry will someday be the norm rather than the exception.
Energy Jobs: Fisher Leaves DOE, Kann Joins EIP, Plus Moves at Marathon Capital, Xcel Energy and More
Last year, Travis Fisher a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy, was thrust into the hot seat as the lead author of a study on baseload energy requested by Secretary Perry. Now, Axios is reporting that Fisher is leaving the agency, in part due to policy differences. Check out The Interchange podcast from last summer, where Fisher dives into the process of writing the report, the critical reactions and the key findings.
Energy Jobs: Moniz Joins Southern Company Board; Moves at ESA, ViZn, Sunverge, Sungrow USA and More
Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz returned to MIT at the end of the Obama administration last year to continue working on clean energy and nuclear security. He also became CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and CEO of Energy Futures Initiative, a nonprofit energy innovation policy institute. Now, he's taken on another role as board member of one of the country’s largest utilities, Southern Company.
Marketplaces Are the Key to Managing Volatility in Solar
The Section 201 trade case has injected a lot of uncertainty into America’s solar market. It’s hard to plan with the threat of new tariffs. It’s even harder to plan in this political environment. But the solar industry is used to uncertainty. That’s why so many people call it the “solar coaster.” Beyond trade wars, the industry has routinely dealt with uncertainty around tax credits, the stimulus program, state mandates and incentives, and now, the prospect of a tax reform bill in Congress.
Energy Jobs: Moves at Siemens, Uptake Poaches From GE, and Trump Picks Another Climate Skeptic
In this week's jobs roundup, we start in the world of power and automation…and elevators. Judy Marks is leaving her post as CEO of Siemens USA to become president of United Technology Corp.’s elevator and escalator manufacturing business, Otis. She was also the global CEO of Siemens’ Dresser-Rand division, which provides rotating equipment to the power, oil and gas industries.
15 Things Not to Say to Someone With RA
Just because a person is managing his or her RA doesn’t mean he or she is not experiencing flare-ups of inflammation and pain, or that the RA is "getting better." Young adults and even children can have RA, and although they look perfectly healthy, they may be anything but. "Don’t judge a book by its cover," says Nash. Many illnesses don’t show on the outside. Still, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be actively treated. "Even though I’m managing it," she says, "there is no cure for RA.
Energy Jobs: Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Redflow, Lighting Science, Array Technologies and More
This week we start in the world of batteries, where fundraising and personnel moves are helping startups pivot and expand in the nascent industry. Ryan Hanley has left Tesla where he was director of grid services to join Advanced Microgrid Solutions as chief product officer. The behind-the-meter battery provider recently raised $34 million in a series B to expand into new markets outside California, and to scale up its Armada software to integrate buildings and batteries to be grid resources.
Why Local Means Nimble in the Volatile Solar Manufacturing Space
Manufacturing solar hardware in North America is not for everyone. In fact, it’s not for most. Pricing pressures, especially for solar PV modules, has forced many solar companies to shutter U.S. factories and consolidate manufacturing overseas. Some of those companies are now debating whether to build U.S. factories given the potential looming tariffs due to the ongoing Suniva Section 201 trade case, but ramping up would likely take years.
Energy Jobs: New CEO at Ecova, Plus AutoGrid, Powin Energy, Cypress Creek, Goldman Sachs and More
We start off this week's jobs digest in software. Energy management firm Ecova brought on Mathias Lelievre as its new president and CEO. The 20-year-old company is now a subsidiary of multinational utility Engie. Lelievre was most recently head of Engie’s "green mobility" program. Ecova is competing in the crowded C&I energy management sector, and Lelievre will expand the company's energy and sustainability software solutions in the market.
Energy Jobs: New CEO at Enphase, Paul Ryan Ex-Chief of Staff Goes Into Clean Tech
No rest for the weary in the evolving inverter business. Enphase Energy has appointed Badri Kothandaraman as its new president and CEO. He is replacing Paul Nahi, who resigned last month after a decade at the helm of the microinverter supplier.
Utilities Need to Take an Ecosystem Approach to DERs As They Look Beyond Pilots
Between now and 2021, utilities will spend approximately $380 million on distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), according to a recent report from GTM Research. The investment has only “just begun,” according to study author and GTM grid analyst Andrew Mulherkar.
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