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 …

229. Recycling Energy

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By David Dodge and Max Fawcett It wasn’t that long ago that recycling was seen …

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 …

Carol Bishop with her Nissan Leaf

226. Life with an EV: Carol Bishop – Fill it up for 3 bucks

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Carol Bishop bought her Nissan Leaf “mostly for environmental” …

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 …

Ed Ma with solar thermal on his home

223. Solar Thermal Home still cool after all these years

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Calgary’s Ed Ma built an ultra-efficient solar-thermal-heated home way …

Jacob Komar and the geothermal revival

222. Geothermal Revival – Getting to net-zero the easy way

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Edmonton engineer Jacob Komar thinks there’s a better way …

Matthew Klippenstein

221. Tesla 3 is Canada’s Best Selling EV

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans BC’s Matthew Klippenstein has his finger on the pulse …

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 …

218. Effect Homes office goes off-grid in the big city

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Effect Homes, a local leader in building net-zero, …

Geothermal agricultural revolution?

217. Geothermal’s promise of endless heat for agriculture

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Alberta journalist Derek Leahy is a farm-hand—and passionate about …

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 …

Philippe Dunsky, energy efficiency expert

215. Energy efficiency essential for the planet, great for the economy

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans On its own, energy efficiency could take us halfway …

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, …

Tim Weis

212. The year wind power won the price war

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Solar powered Simons

211. Solar leads a year of firsts in Alberta

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 A playlist of our favourite Green Energy Futures stories from 2018. By David Dodge …

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.

The Symonds Passive House

209. Passive house runs on sunshine, good to -30

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans When you step into the Brookfield Symons Gate …