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350. Solar City - Heather is one of thousands who've installed solar in Edmonton Aug 01, 2023

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Just a few short years ago Heather discovered the wonders of solar. She help install solar on her church, then her home and now she works promoting solar in Alberta. Solar is booming in Alberta and more than 3,800 Edmonton homes and businesses have installed solar and it's growing faster every year. GreenEnergyFutures/ca CKUA.com Podcast

349B. Going all electric - A family's EV journey Part 2 Jul 25, 2023

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In part 2 Howaida talks about what it's like living with two EVs in the family. She talks about the cost to operate and what it's like driving an EV in Canada's -30 C winters. Howaida discusses why her family decided to go all-electric and how she mixes using her EV with public transit and cycling in her day-to-day life. Changing for Climate Series GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

349A. Going all-electric - A family's EV journey - Part 1 Jul 18, 2023

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Howaida's family dipped their toes into the world of EVs when they replaced their Smart Car with a short-range EV. But the big decision came when the time came to replace their second family vehicle. This is the story of their family journey going all-electric. This is part 1. Changing for Climate Series GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

348. DIY home retrofit journey ends by getting to net-zero Jul 11, 2023

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Darren and Darcy Crichton started their DIY home retrofit on their 1969 bungalow 20 years ago. At first, they simply wanted to cut drafts by adding insulation. But with careful research, they did the right renovations in the right order and today they live in a solar-powered, net-zero home. This is their story. Changing for Climate Series GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

346B. How the E-Bike is Revolutionizing Active Transportation Jul 05, 2023

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In part II of our E-Bike Revolution series, we find out why e-bikes are revolutionizing the idea of the bicycle as a mode of transportation. Turns out e-bikers go further and faster than regular cyclists but is the e-bike a fitness cop-out? What we learned might surprise you! GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

347. Point Access Blocks - Affordable multifamily housing that's good to live in Jun 27, 2023

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Seattle Architect Michael Eliason believes we can build affordable, family-friendly multifamily housing that doesn't suck and helps with the housing and climate crises. The answer he says is Point Access Blocks, single staircase buildings that have more windows, more bedrooms, better greenspace and access to well design neighbourhoods. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast Learn more in our blog at www.greenenergyfutures.ca

346A. How Jim Sandercock was coerced into bicycle commuting Jun 20, 2023

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Jim Sandercock was coerced into bicycle commuting by a colleague who moved into the neighbourhood and said "Hey why don't we cycle to work?" Here's the thing - He loves it! After doing tons of research Jim bought an electric bike and became the poster boy for the E-Bike Revolution. In PART 1 of our two-part series on the E-Bike Revolution, we follow Jim's journey from bicycle agnostic to advocate and learn why the e-bike is carving out new pathways for the bicycle as transportation. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast www.greenenergyfutures.ca Subscribe today!

345. Net-Zero Grace Village to save Salvation Army $6 million Jun 07, 2023

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They were told it couldn't be done affordably. Then Salvation Army Architect Michael Jones and her team reissued an RFP for a net-zero-ready 175-unit supportive housing complex and were very surprised with what happened next—an inspiring story with lessons for all mid-sized buildings. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast Also see our video: https://youtu.be/HpcXhNw4TpA

344. Microhabitat - Local Food 30 Pots at a Time Jun 01, 2023

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Microhabitat is all about urban farming and they're bringing 30-pot container gardens to the nature deserts of the big cities. From office towers and apartments to parks, the idea is to produce local food in the most unlikely places. And people seem to love it! Since its humble beginnings in 2016, Microhabitat is installing 200 projects in 8 North American Cities this year. We tag along as they install one of these turn-key container gardens at the Stony Plain Golf Course right along the path to the first tee. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

343A. Deep Energy Retrofit - 1951 home transformed to net-zero May 25, 2023

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How Jim Sandercock took his 1951 home and transformed it into a solar-powered net-zero home by reskinning the home by adding new super-insulated walls over the old ones. It's called an EnergieSprong Deep Energy Retrofit and it was one of the first pilots on a single-family home in Canada. The idea is to save the home's old bones and totally retrofit the home's exterior while the homeowners continue living in it. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

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