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342. FULL INTERVIEW - Simon Dyer on Alberta's Pathway to the New Energy Economy May 17, 2023

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To some people, it's all-out war between oil and gas and renewable energy. But Alberta, Canada's oil capital also has the best renewable energy resources in the country. In this feature-length interview, Simon Dyer the author of the Pembina Institute report: Alberta's Pathway to the New Energy Economy explains the challenges Alberta faces and the opportunity that is there to create lower emissions fossil fuels and become a clean energy powerhouse. GreenEnergyFutures.ca #fossilfuels #renewableenergy #alberta #energy #climatechange #energytransition

342. Alberta's Pathway to the New Energy Economy May 17, 2023

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Stop pitting renewable energy against oil and gas in order to develop a successful future energy economy. A new report by the Pembina Institute says Alberta must reduce carbon emissions in the oil and gas industry to remain competitive and begin investing in clean energy industries to build a successful, diversified energy economy of the future. We talk to Simon Dyer, author of "Alberta's Roadmap to the New Energy Economy."

340B. Net-Zero 101 - The secrets of net-zero May 08, 2023

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This week we're back at the net-zero home of the Brosinskis in Leduc, Alberta with Dave Butterwick to look at the key elements of a net-zero home in a cold climate. Dave covers insulation and sealing, windows, mechanical systems, solar and appliances. It's net-zero soup to nuts this week on Green Energy Futures. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

341. Earth Day Founder Denis Hayes - Being Green is Harder than Ever Apr 25, 2023

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On this 53rd anniversary, we talk to Denis Hayes the coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970. Those early days helped define environmentalism as Earth Day served as a big tent for pollution, endangered species and a myriad of other issues. Sadly being green in 2023 is as hard as ever as we learn from Hayes who bemoans political populism and the incredibly challenging mother of all environmental issues - Climate Change. For this story Green Energy Futures collaborated with Mitchell Beer, publisher of The Energy Mix. Check out our blog for the full story and to hear Mitchell's hour long interview with Denis Hayes. Visit GreenEnergyFutures.ca

340. Net-Zero 101 - The Brosinsky's Dream Retirement Home - Part 1 Apr 20, 2023

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In part 1 of our new Net-Zero 101 series we meet up with Kevin and Heather Brosinsky who built their dream net-zero retirement home after Kevin became quite enamoured with the idea of the passive house. We talk to them one-year-in to their new home which is solar powered, heated by a heat pump and is super energy efficient. In our next episode we will dig into the bones of this net-zero home to reveal the five key elements of a cold-climate net-zero home. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

339. Spring into E-Bikes Guide Apr 12, 2023

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E-Bikes are growing in popularity and Mehanaz Yakub has just prepared a guide to e-bikes for Electric Autonomy Canada. This week on GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA podcast we learn about how cool e-bikes are, why they are so popular and even some of rebate programs available. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA Podcast

338. The Missing Link - Lightspark produces virtual home energy audits and solutions Apr 07, 2023

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Lightspark just might be the missing link for homeowners wanting to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. On its pilot website Lightspark has produced digital energy audits of nearly every home in two cities – and that's just the beginning. You refine the assumptions and then it recommends bundles of home energy efficiency upgrades, and estimates the costs and benefits. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

337. How a Clean Electricity Standard can help Canada get to net-zero FULL INTERVIEW Mar 20, 2023

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FULL INTERVIEW with Stephen Thomas about how a proposed clean energy standard could help get Canada's electricity grid to zero emissions by 2025 using renewable energy. Thomas co-authored a report entitled Shifting Power that plots a way forward using solar, wind power, energy storage and new interprovincial transmission lines that would allow provinces with big hydro to share renewable energy with provinces with solar and wind power. Head to GreenEnergyFutures.ca to learn more.

337. Build 18x more renewable energy, share it, get to net-zero Mar 15, 2023

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Stephen Thomas of the David Suzuki Foundation likes the idea of Canada creating a Clean Energy Regulation. He hopes it will inspire the addition of 18x more renewable energy, sharing electricity between provinces and Canada achieving its goal of net-zero electricity by 2035. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

336. Hazel's Climate Rants - Is she the Rick Mercer of TikTok? Mar 08, 2023

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Hazel Thayer became convinced the "grownups" weren't dealing with climate change so she started posting video stories to TikTok and Instagram and is now reaching 120 subscribers on some unlikely platforms. Her posts are fast paced Rick Mercer like "rants" laced with humour and facts that seem to be moving the needle. This week on GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com podcast we talk to Hazel Thayer.

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