Ranked #1

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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4mins
Ranked #2

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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3mins
Ranked #3

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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4mins
Ranked #4

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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4mins
Ranked #5

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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4mins
Ranked #6

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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4mins
Ranked #7

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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4mins
Ranked #8

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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4mins
Ranked #9

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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4mins
Ranked #10

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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4mins
Ranked #11

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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4mins
Ranked #12

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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4mins
Ranked #13

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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1min
Ranked #14

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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4mins
Ranked #15

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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4mins
Ranked #16

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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4mins
Ranked #17

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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4mins
Ranked #18

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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4mins
Ranked #19

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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4mins
Ranked #20

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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4mins