Rae-Anne Wadey of Great Canadian Solar working on the Eastgate Environment Canada building in Edmonton. Photo by David Dodge, Green Energy Futures.

53. The cheap solar revolution is upon us

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50. Morgan Solar, a new kind of solar for the people

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney John Paul Morgan got the inspiration for starting a …

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45. Big idea: The distributed generation revolution

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Peter Amerongen led the construction of the first net-zero home in Edmonton, Alberta and continues to lead innovation by specializing in the construction of net-zero homes. Photo David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca

41. Net-zero evolution: From the Star Trek Enterprise to utter simplicity

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The highly entertaining documentary “How William Shatner Changed the …

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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 …

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37. Landmark: How to make a more energy efficient home with robots

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney It wasn’t very long ago that the whole idea …

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver is striving to be a LEED Platinum building and to meet the Living Building Challenge certification, a standard met by only three other buildings in the world. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

29. Canada’s greenest building

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney While some buildings feature stylish fountains out front, the …

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24. Our favourite stories of 2012

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland said, …

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19. Sunny solar Alberta

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

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17. Light Up Alberta

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

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

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

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

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

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10. The renewable energy revolution in Ontario

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Alberta and Ontario are, from an outsider’s perspective, remarkably …

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

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

Les Wold, a managing partner with Effect Homes, is part of the second wave of net-zero home builders making it simpler and more affordable.

04. Learn how net-zero home builders are building a better world

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The idea that a home could produce as much …

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

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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

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

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Medicine Hat’s smart energy revolution (pilot episode)

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Medicine Hat is known as the “Gas City” — …