By David Dodge and Kay Rollans “Small is beautiful.” In 1973, E.F. Schumacher used this …
271. 2020 – Year of the Renewable Revolution
1. Renewable energy cheapest PODCAST – As 2020 winds down we look back at the …
268. Solar screw piles – How a boom in solar is diversifying the economy
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans We call it the dance of the screw pile …
267. Into the wild – solar is revolutionizing life at Raymond Cardinal’s cabin in Canada’s north
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Solar is revolutionizing cabin life for Indigenous residents in …
266. Hello solar, goodbye gas generator – Indigenous solar cabins
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Many of the people from the three Indigenous Nations …
265. Community-owned Indigenous Solar for Diesel in Canada’s North
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans In an amazing project, three Indigenous Nations in northern …
264. TerraView builds net-zero ready and only net-zero ready homes
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans TerraView Homes from Guelph, Ontario doesn’t just build homes—they …
260. Tiny Home Tour – Living large super efficiently
Kenton Zerbin gave up his career as a school teacher because he believes it’s imperative …
257. HalifACT 2050 – How Halifax got its climate plan and a goal of carbon neutrality
By David Dodge Richard Zurawski is a meteorologist, a TV personality and a man with …
256. Solar as art – Edmonton’s solar skydome
By David Dodge It has to rate as one of the coolest solar projects in …
252. Former Alberta coal guy is now a solar guru sought after around the world
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Faruq Vishram is an engineer. And like many engineers …
246. Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects secure low electricity price
Green Energy Futures presents, in collaboration with the Alberta Emerald Foundation, Part III of the …
243. Alberta builder includes solar with every new home
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans At the start of 2019, 40-year-old Jayman homes decided …
240. Carbon Busters – Building net-zero in Blatchford
Carbon Busters may seem like a strange name for a builder, but the company has …
Green Energy Futures – Four stories that matter from 2019
By David Dodge Happy New Year from Green Energy Futures! This week’s episode of Green …
2019–The year of Greta Thunberg
Time Magazine named Greta Thunberg “person of the year” and climate change is the news …
237. God’s green home is net-zero
A few years back, then-minister of Westmount Presbyterian Church Reverend Annabelle Wallace and her congregation …
236. Greenest School in Canada has a solar-geothermal greenhouse
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans “Words without actions are meaningless,” Lacombe Composite High School …
235. Travers: Largest Solar Project in Canada
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Picture New York, Easter morning 1900: 5th Avenue is …
234. Blatchford: Largest Carbon Neutral Community in Canada
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Edmontonians have already been recognized as pioneers of …