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, …

213. First passive house car dealership in Canada

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans While touring the Subaru plant in Indiana, Garrett Scott …

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 …

Julia Pyper, Greentech Media

208. Ms. Pyper goes to Washington

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   By David Dodge and Scott Rollans A young, Canadian-raised journalist is emerging as …

Energy Shift - the way forward

207. Energy Shift – An oil and gas guy’s take on alternative energy

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Peter Koning has been an oil and gas …

Joel Gingrich with Alternative Energy Lab behind

206. Sleepy small city college with a big solar vision

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Red Deer College has surged beyond its own …