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

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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

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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!

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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

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

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

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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

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

Vancouver is "Bike City"

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

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

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

25. Waste to willows

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

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21. The unlikely Walmart sustainability story

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

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

18. The power of a home energy audit

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

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16. Pumpjack powerplants

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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

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

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

07. Green lighting 101

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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)

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