Canary Media
U.S. center-left / pro-clean-energy
Background
Canary Media was launched in 2021 by the clean-energy think tank Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), staffed partly by veterans of the earlier outlet Greentech Media, and obtained 501(c)(3) charitable status in 2022. It operated under RMI's umbrella before spinning off as a fully independent nonprofit on July 1, 2024, as part of a push to diversify its revenue base beyond a single institutional parent. In 2025 it merged with the Energy News Network, another nonprofit outlet that had faced funding shortfalls, to strengthen combined operations. The outlet does not run traditional advertising or subscriptions, relying instead on foundation grants, donor contributions, and mission-aligned partnerships. Its journalism focuses on clean energy technology, climate policy, and the business of decarbonization, generally presenting the transition away from fossil fuels favorably. Since Trump's second term began in January 2025, Canary Media's reporting has extensively documented rollbacks of clean-energy tax credits, canceled federal grants, and coal-plant extensions, typically framing these administration actions as setbacks to the energy transition, while also covering legal pushback and continued clean-energy growth despite federal headwinds.
Sources
- Canary Media Takes Flight, Becoming Independent of RMI
- Press release: Canary Media and ENN merge with sights on expansion and nonprofit sustainability
- Canary Media - MacArthur Foundation
- About | Canary Media
- Trump's clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs | Canary Media
- The year Trump tried and failed to stop clean energy | Canary Media
Profile compiled 2026-09-28; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.