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 …

Greg Caldwell with micro cogen unit

205. Solar cogen, generate your own electricity rain or shine

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Greg Caldwell generates 80 per cent of his …

NAIT Alternative Energy comes of age

204. NAIT from the cutting edge to leaders of the energy revolution in seven short years

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans When NAIT started its Alternative Energy Program in …

Rae-Anne Wadey - The accidental solar star

203. Rae-Anne Wadey – A Diesel Truck or a Career in Solar

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 Back in 2011, Rae-Anne Wadey became something of a green energy pioneer, when she …

Brandon Sandmaier heavy duty mechanic starts solar company

202. Brandon Sandmaier – Oilsands Mechanic to Solar Company Owner

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 These days, Brandon Sandmaier is a thriving solar-energy entrepreneur—thanks in part to a seemingly …

Devashish Paul CEO of BluWave AI

201. Summerside a “living lab” for ultimate smart grid

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Summerside PEI already has among the highest integration rates for wind energy in North America – now they are working with BluWave AI to use artificial intelligence to use more renewable energy.