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Matthew Lumley shows a figure that illustrates how the coast line pinches in Minas Passage to produce a flood tide that races along more like a river than a tide. Photo David Dodge

23. Tidal Energy 101

David Dodge December 3, 2012Tidal and Wave, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Nothing makes you appreciate the power of the ocean …

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22. The greenest little campus in Canada

David Dodge November 27, 2012Biomass, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Church Point is a little known dot on the …

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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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Austen Hughes, a community wind developer with Natural Forces is developing several projects that qualify for Nova Scotia's community feed-in tariff. Photo by David Dodge

20. Nova Scotia’s community power

David Dodge November 14, 2012Wind, Renewable Energy 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Tour the rolling countryside of Nova Scotia in the …

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19. Sunny solar Alberta

David Dodge November 7, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When you put the words ‘resource’ and ‘Alberta’ in …

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17. Light Up Alberta

David Dodge October 24, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney To Warren Sarauer putting a solar electric system on …

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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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Canadian Solar was one of many companies that have started in Ontario since the launch of the Green Energy Act. Ontario's local content rule was shot down by the WTO, but meanwhile dozens of clean energy companies emerged and are operating in Ontario. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

15. House of the rising sun: Canadian Solar is an Ontario-based solar manufacturer

David Dodge October 5, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When it comes to solar panel manufacturing the laws …

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Mike Brigham, the president of Solar Share, at its WaterView facility. Located on the roof of a bus manufacturing plant it has 438kw of thin-film solar.

13. Solar bonds: Ethical, local investing in solar energy

David Dodge September 25, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney It might actually be easier to fit a camel …

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Heidi Eijgel, rides her horse Luna, past the turbines of Summerview wind farm.

12. Heidi Eigel: One farmer’s wind story

David Dodge September 20, 2012Renewable Energy, Wind Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Heidi Eijgel (pronounced eye-gel) is an Alberta horse farmer …

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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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09. How Toronto’s waterfront wind turbine kick-started a green energy revolution

David Dodge August 28, 2012Renewable Energy, Wind 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Mathematician, meteorologist and chaos theory pioneer Edward Lorenz was …

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Bear Mountain Wind Park defines the skyline around the city of Dawson Creek.

08. Awesome Dawson Creek: A northern oil and gas town bets big on renewable energy

David Dodge June 20, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Dawson Creek is in the heart of oil and …

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03. How Enmax is making simple, easy, low-cost, off-the-shelf solar a reality

David Dodge May 11, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Karl Kovacs’ bungalow in the Argyll neighbourhood is like …

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02. NAIT’s new alternative energy program zeros in on solar, wind, geothermal and more

David Dodge May 4, 2012Biofuels, Geothermal, Hydro, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Kolton Kasur sees plenty of green in his future. …

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01. Author Chris Turner on taking the green energy leap

David Dodge April 30, 2012Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Author Chris Turner calls it “the great leap sideways, …

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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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