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Dan Balaban, CEO of Greengate Power

274. Alberta’s solar boom – The biggest story you haven’t heard about

David Dodge January 20, 2021Solar, Renewable Energy 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans “Small is beautiful.” In 1973, E.F. Schumacher used this …

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Nukes or No Nukes

273. Nukes or no nukes – Nuclear’s role in a low carbon future

David Dodge January 14, 2021Nuclear, Carbon Neutral, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

The monkeys on nuclear’s back “Nuclear power is deeply stuck around the world with absurdly …

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Renewable Revolution

271. 2020 – Year of the Renewable Revolution

David Dodge December 29, 2020Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

1. Renewable energy cheapest PODCAST – As 2020 winds down we look back at the …

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Alberta Screw Piles crew

268. Solar screw piles – How a boom in solar is diversifying the economy

David Dodge December 8, 2020Solar, Renewable Energy 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans We call it the dance of the screw pile …

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Raymond Cardinal's solar-powered cabin

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

David Dodge December 2, 2020First Nations, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

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

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Blue Eyes Simpson

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

David Dodge November 25, 2020First Nations, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

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

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Chief Allan Adam

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

David Dodge November 19, 2020First Nations, Renewable Energy, Solar 2 Comments

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

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TerraView net-zero

264. TerraView builds net-zero ready and only net-zero ready homes

David Dodge November 11, 2020Net Zero, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans TerraView Homes from Guelph, Ontario doesn’t just build homes—they …

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Kenton Zerbin - Tiny Home

260. Tiny Home Tour – Living large super efficiently

David Dodge September 15, 2020Net Zero, Buildings, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

Kenton Zerbin gave up his career as a school teacher because he believes it’s imperative …

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Edmonton's Solar Skydome

256. Solar as art – Edmonton’s solar skydome

David Dodge July 28, 2020Solar, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge It has to rate as one of the coolest solar projects in …

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Faruq Vishram, solar engineer

252. Former Alberta coal guy is now a solar guru sought after around the world

David Dodge May 13, 2020Solar, Renewable Energy 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Faruq Vishram is an engineer. And like many engineers …

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Nathan Kuptana and Eriel Lugt Happening to Us

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

David Dodge April 9, 2020Renewable Energy, Climate Change, First Nations, Solar Leave a Comment

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

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Solar on a Jayman BUILT Home in Alberta2 scaled

243. Alberta builder includes solar with every new home

David Dodge February 28, 2020Solar, Buildings, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans At the start of 2019, 40-year-old Jayman homes decided …

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Vivian Manasc green architect

241. Vivian Manasc – A lifetime of Building it Green

David Dodge January 21, 2020Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Last year, Vivian Manasc received a lifetime achievement award …

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Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community

Green Energy Futures – Four stories that matter from 2019

David Dodge January 3, 2020Buildings, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge Happy New Year from Green Energy Futures!  This week’s episode of Green …

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Greta Thunberg in Edmonton, Alberta

2019–The year of Greta Thunberg

David Dodge December 24, 2019Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Net Zero, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

Time Magazine named Greta Thunberg “person of the year” and climate change is the news …

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Reverend Annabelle Wallace and elder Les Young

237. God’s green home is net-zero

David Dodge December 11, 2019Net Zero, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar 1 Comment

A few years back, then-minister of Westmount Presbyterian Church Reverend Annabelle Wallace and her congregation …

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Greenest School in Canada

236. Greenest School in Canada has a solar-geothermal greenhouse

David Dodge November 22, 2019Education, Geothermal, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans “Words without actions are meaningless,” Lacombe Composite High School …

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Travers solar

235. Travers: Largest Solar Project in Canada

David Dodge November 12, 2019Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind 5 Comments

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Picture New York, Easter morning 1900: 5th Avenue is …

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Blatchford-Town-Centre

234. Blatchford: Largest Carbon Neutral Community in Canada

David Dodge October 30, 2019Renewable Energy, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Solar 4 Comments

  By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Edmontonians have already been recognized as pioneers of …

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