Greta Thunberg in Edmonton, Alberta

2019–The year of Greta Thunberg

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Time Magazine named Greta Thunberg “person of the year” and climate change is the news …

231. How a brutalist University of Calgary library was transformed to Net-Zero

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans The University of Calgary — yes, that University of …

Raffi - Young People Marching

230. Raffi – Young People Marching for Greta Thunberg

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Young people marching, striking for climate. Millions and millions …

Ed Ma with his Tesla Model X

225. Life with an EV: Ed Ma – Electrifying performance

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Welcome to Part I in our Life With an Electric Vehicle series. We’ll meet early …

224. Activist David Chernushenko delivers a climate thriller in Burning Souls

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans David Chernushenko doesn’t mince words. His new novel may …

220. Alberta farms fertile land for Rural Routes to Climate Solutions

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans When Derek Leahy told his Ottawa friends he was …

219. Osnabrück county produces 80% renewable energy

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans The county of Osnabrück in northern Germany produces 80 …

Christian Meyer zu Venne with original waffle machine

216. Waffle cone factory shares its warmth

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans A German waffle cone factory has sparked an ingenious …

214. Saerbeck, Germany – a model “Climate Community of the Future”

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Judging by a small town in northwestern Germany, …

David McGown, Insurance Bureau of Canada

210. Risky business: insurance and climate change

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Insurance payouts for severe weather events tied to climate change have gone up 250 per cent from $400 million/year to $1 billion/year in just ten years.

Julia Pyper, Greentech Media

208. Ms. Pyper goes to Washington

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   By David Dodge and Scott Rollans A young, Canadian-raised journalist is emerging as …

Energy Shift - the way forward

207. Energy Shift – An oil and gas guy’s take on alternative energy

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Peter Koning has been an oil and gas …

Metamorphosis

197. Metamorphosis – The art of the climate crisis

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Metamorphosis is an awe-inspring natural phenomenon, in which …

IPCC Cities conference in Edmonton

179. Cities are source and may hold solutions to climate change

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans How the heck did Edmonton, Alberta wind up as …