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38. T’sou-ke First Nation goes all in on energy conservation and solar

David Dodge April 11, 2013Solar, Energy Efficiency, First Nations, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney During the salmon run the T’Sou-ke First Nation set …

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37. Landmark: How to make a more energy efficient home with robots

David Dodge April 3, 2013Energy Efficiency 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney It wasn’t very long ago that the whole idea …

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35. Reimagine your office building – Servus did it!

David Dodge March 18, 2013Energy Efficiency 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney What are the two most common complaints from office …

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34. The Nest: The iPod of programmable thermostats

David Dodge March 8, 2013Energy Efficiency 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When it comes to saving money and growing the …

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The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver is striving to be a LEED Platinum building and to meet the Living Building Challenge certification, a standard met by only three other buildings in the world. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

29. Canada’s greenest building

David Dodge February 1, 2013Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney While some buildings feature stylish fountains out front, the …

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28. Sewer heat keep homes warm in Vancouver’s False Creek area

David Dodge January 29, 2013Energy Efficiency Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles we head into …

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Vancouver is "Bike City"

27. Bike city – What the rest of Canada can learn from Vancouver

David Dodge January 22, 2013Energy Efficiency, Transportation Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney As anybody who has seen astronaut Chris Hadfield’s incredible …

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Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Willow harvesting at Ohaton Sewage Lagoon, Camrose County, Alberta

25. Waste to willows

David Dodge January 3, 2013Biomass, 2017 Landmark, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Sewage, biosolids, wastewater, effluent, human waste and night soil …

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Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Walmart-SMC Balzac Western Distribution Center

21. The unlikely Walmart sustainability story

David Dodge November 20, 2012Energy Efficiency, 2017 Landmark, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney As you walk past two wind turbines, a rack …

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Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Home Audit by CReturns, Edmonton, Alberta

18. The power of a home energy audit

David Dodge October 31, 2012Energy Efficiency 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Think of Godo Stoyke as a modern day, energy …

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Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Pumpjack by River Cree Casino

16. Pumpjack powerplants

David Dodge October 16, 2012Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The slow sway of the oilfield pumpjack, or nodding …

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10. The renewable energy revolution in Ontario

David Dodge August 30, 2012Biofuels, Biogas, Energy Efficiency, Hydro, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Alberta and Ontario are, from an outsider’s perspective, remarkably …

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Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Interviews with Wayne Rogers of Luminessence Lighting at Matthew Rogers' home in Edmonton, Alberta

07. Green lighting 101

David Dodge June 13, 2012Energy Efficiency 2 Comments

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney In 1812 you had to harpoon a 40-ton sperm …

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Medicine Hat’s smart energy revolution (pilot episode)

David Dodge August 11, 2011Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Medicine Hat is known as the “Gas City” — …

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