The Métis Nation of Alberta is investing in energy efficiency and solar.

354. Metis Nation climate action helps the environment and creates jobs

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Changing for Climate Series * The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is taking climate change …

Blue Eyes Simpson wants to bring EVs to the north.

335. Pilot could bring the first electric vehicle to Fort Chipewyan in Canada’s North

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca First the three nations of Fort Chipewyan formed Three Nations Energy …

Sun shines on First Nation

328. Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Goes Big With Solar

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca When we interviewed Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First …

Raymond Cardinal's solar-powered cabin

267. Into the wild – solar is revolutionizing life at Raymond Cardinal’s cabin in Canada’s north

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Solar is revolutionizing cabin life for Indigenous residents in …

Blue Eyes Simpson

266. Hello solar, goodbye gas generator – Indigenous solar cabins

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Many of the people from the three Indigenous Nations …

Chief Allan Adam

265. Community-owned Indigenous Solar for Diesel in Canada’s North

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans In an amazing project, three Indigenous Nations in northern …

Nathan Kuptana and Eriel Lugt Happening to Us

249. “They can’t even see it”: Tuktoyaktuk Teens’ film on the Impacts of Climate Change

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Last December, a group of seven teens from the …

Wind

246. Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects secure low electricity price

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Green Energy Futures presents, in collaboration with the Alberta Emerald Foundation, Part III of the …

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228. Solar for Diesel: The Sun Shines on Fort Chipewyan

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The small indigenous community of Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta is off the main electricity …

Solar should be standard equipment - Desmond Bull

188. First Nations and oilsands workers learn solar shoulder to shoulder

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 A solar partnership in a small First Nations community in Alberta, could help point …

Judith Sayers at the China Creek run-of-river powerhouse. Photo by David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

105. Judith Sayers, First Nations run-of-river hydro trailblazer

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney, Judith Sayers is a former chief, a negotiator and …

Ryan Jansen of the Saskatchewan Research Council research shows batteries can increase a wind turbine's capacity factor significantly, allowing grid operators to incorporate more wind turbines. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

95. Cowessess First Nation has the biggest battery in Saskatchewan

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney A California-based utility recently put a 100-megawatt peaker plant …

T'Sou-ke Chief Gordon Planes

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 …