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Green Energy Futures

The CKUA Radio podcast of the GreenEnergyFutures.ca series. The multi-media series is hosted by David Dodge and tells the stories of Canadians involved in the green energy revolution.

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34. The amazing Nest programmable thermostat

34. The amazing Nest programmable thermostat

The Nest programmable thermostat can, on first blush, look a bit like the HAL9000 from Spacy Odyssey 2001. But this is a... Read more

19 Mar 2013

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47. Rocket stove: hyper efficient wood burning stoves

47. Rocket stove: hyper efficient wood burning stoves

A rocket stove is a hyper efficient wood burning stove that was originally built for the developing world. It solved two... Read more

1 Jul 2013

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18. Home energy audit–The sexy world of caulking, insulation and oh yeah, power vampires

18. Home energy audit–The sexy world of caulking, insulation and oh yeah, power vampires

A home energy audit is one of the most powerful tools you have to reduce your own energy consumption. It helps you becom... Read more

6 Nov 2012

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177. Smart Homes Pt. 1 - Hot Water Heaters 101

177. Smart Homes Pt. 1 - Hot Water Heaters 101

In part 1 in our Smart Home series we search for the most energy efficient water heater. Ever thought about going tankle... Read more

12 Sep 2017

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78. Net Zero 101 – The secret of building homes powered by the sun

78. Net Zero 101 – The secret of building homes powered by the sun

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures episode we have seen the light, and it is that big ball of fire in the sky know... Read more

17 Jun 2014

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181. The Energy Detective is in the house

181. The Energy Detective is in the house

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures Ron Kube really wanted a solar system on his house, until he found out he was u... Read more

12 Oct 2017

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239. Solar All Around - Best of 2019 Part II

239. Solar All Around - Best of 2019 Part II

Four stories that mattered from 2019 – This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures: Blatchford (the largest carbon-ne... Read more

27 Dec 2019

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168(b) Will affordable net-zero homes become the new norm?

168(b) Will affordable net-zero homes become the new norm?

This week on CKUA's Green Energy Energy Futures we visit Landmark Home's new affordable net-zero home just as they put t... Read more

8 May 2017

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81. Net Zero: Go Big or Go Home - Major home builder says everything will be net-zero

81. Net Zero: Go Big or Go Home - Major home builder says everything will be net-zero

This week it's Go Big or Go Home on CKUA's Green Energy Futures show. Net-zero homes debuted as a demonstration project ... Read more

14 Jul 2014

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166. Gener8ing environmental leaders

166. Gener8ing environmental leaders

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures podcast we go to the Gener8 Youth Energy and Climate Leadership Summit where 40... Read more

18 Mar 2017

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182. Top Ten Energy Efficiency Tips for the home

182. Top Ten Energy Efficiency Tips for the home

This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures we enlist Jeff Paton, an EnerGuide home auditor to help us build a list of the ... Read more

23 Oct 2017

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234A. Blatchford: Largest carbon neutral community in Canada

234A. Blatchford: Largest carbon neutral community in Canada

Edmonton is building the largest carbon-neutral community in Canada. Homes will be near net-zero and there's a geotherma... Read more

30 Oct 2019

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1a. Chris Turner on the environmental benefits of high speed rail

1a. Chris Turner on the environmental benefits of high speed rail

This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures we talk to Chris Turner, author of The Leap about how Spain went from having on... Read more

7 May 2012

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190. Energy Disrupted - 5 Trends in global energy transition

190. Energy Disrupted - 5 Trends in global energy transition

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures Energy Disrupted: Five trends driving the global energy transition – we talk to... Read more

27 Mar 2018

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38. Sunny solar outlook for the T'sou-ke First Nation

38. Sunny solar outlook for the T'sou-ke First Nation

When we visited the T'sou-ke first nation on Vancouver Island it was a grey day and the rain was coming down in steady s... Read more

29 Apr 2013

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49. Energy storage changes everything - of flywheels and neighbourhood batteries

49. Energy storage changes everything - of flywheels and neighbourhood batteries

Energy storage is the holy grail of a future, decentralized, clean energy grid that uses plenty of solar, wind and other... Read more

19 Nov 2014

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45. Distributed generation

45. Distributed generation

The electricity industry is old and creaky. It depends on 40-50 year old powerplants to send power along 80 year old tra... Read more

18 Jun 2013

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116. How Siemens turned Tillsonburg into a clean energy town

116. How Siemens turned Tillsonburg into a clean energy town

Tillsonburg. If hearing that name brings to mind the Stomping Tom Connors song about working in the tobacco fields you'r... Read more

10 Jul 2015

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237b. Solar-powered net-zero homes for refugees

237b. Solar-powered net-zero homes for refugees

When a church in crisis negotiated a creative deal with a social housing agency they produced amazing net-zero sustainab... Read more

18 Dec 2019

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102. What is a kilowatt-hour anyway?

102. What is a kilowatt-hour anyway?

Even people who research and write about energy for a living struggle with jargon and making this stuff feel real. This ... Read more

12 Mar 2015

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