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26. Hello Solar, say Goodbye Gas Generator - Indigenous Solar Cabins Nov 25, 2020

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Blue Eyes Simpson is just one of 20 Indigenous and Metis people of Fort Chipewyan getting a custom-designed off-grid solar system to replace gas generators at their remote cabins out on the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Canada's North. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. See Green Energy Futures Blog, Videos, Photos and more: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solar-cabins-hello-solar-say-goodbye-gas-generator(opens in a new tab)

265. Indigenous-owned Solar for Diesel in Fort Chipewyan Nov 19, 2020

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Three Nations Energy, a community-owned company in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta built a 2.2-megawatt solar project to replace 25% of the diesel-generated electricity in their remote off-grid community. The company is equally owned by Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations and the Fort Chipewyan Metis Association. See blog: www.greenenergyfutures.ca

264. TerraView builds net-zero ready and only net-zero ready homes Nov 10, 2020

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TerraView homes is not only building net-zero ready homes, they are ONLY building net-zero ready homes. This week on Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio podcast we talk to president David Brix and company owner Andrew Lamden about the companies journey to building net-zero energy homes that are 80% more energy-efficient, affordable and above all are selling like crazy in the marketplace. See Green Energy Futures blog, photos and more: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/?p=7441

263. Electrifi - How a 1969 Corvette Stingray is part of a low carbon future Nov 04, 2020

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Electrifi is an electric vehicle start-up from Ireland and the creation of Irish entrepreneur Norman Crowley. He's reviving and building by hand some of the signature classic cars of all time. A 1963 Corvette Stingray may have had 283 horsepower back in the day, but Electrifi is rebuilding one that will have 2,000 hp. It's all part of Crowley's plan to fight climate change through the Cool Planet Group of companies. This is Part III of our Climate Capitalism series on Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. Learn more in our blog and check out our full 48-minute interview with Norman Crowley: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/norman-crowley-climate-capitalist

262B. Climate Change Solved by 2030 - Irish Millionaire Nov 04, 2020

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Norman Crowley of the Cool Planet Group in Ireland says economic trends and precipitous events will lead to climate change being solved by 2030. He says changes in the economics of energy production, the electrification of transportation and innovations in food production are breaking all the models and point to a low carbon future faster that we can imagine. This is Part II of our Climate Capitalism series on Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. Learn more in our blog and check out our full 48-minute interview with Norman Crowley: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/norman-crowley-climate-capitalist

262A. Norman Crowley - Climate Capitalist Oct 07, 2020

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Irish Billionaire Norman Crowley was blown away when he discovered businesses waste $1.2 trillion worth of energy per year – so he started Crowley Carbon to make and save millions of dollars. Climate Capitalism Part I Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast See FULL INTERVIEW, blog and related content: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/?p=7365

261. Food Forest Transforms Church Lawn Sep 29, 2020

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The inspiring story of how permaculturalist Kenton Zerbin took a large, slopped, shard to mow church lawn and transformed it into a Food Forest Park. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. Learn more: www.greenenergyfutures.ca

260B. Living large in a tiny home Sep 22, 2020

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Tiny Home Tour – Kenton Zerbin teaches permaculture across Canada and he built his own super sustainable tiny home just outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At 262 sq. feet his tiny home has big features, is super efficient and allows Kenton to live large with a small footprint. CKUA Radio Green Energy Futures Podcast. Learn more, take a video tour: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/260-tiny-home-tour-living-large-super-efficiently

260A. Teacher leaves day job to teach sustainable living Sep 22, 2020

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Kenton Zerbin is a school teacher who was so concerned about the future of our planted he opted out of the school system to teach people about permaculture. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to Kenton at his tiny home just outside Edmonton, Alberta about leaving the security of a full-time teaching position to start a business educating people about permaculture. See blog and watch our tour of Kenton's Tiny Home: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/260-tiny-home-tour-living-large-super-efficiently

259. Carbon Plunk – Plunk that carbon back into the Earth Sep 15, 2020

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Carbon Plunk – After creating a zero-carbon supply chain for his wild birdseed company and creating the longest green highway of contiguous EV chargers in the world Kent Rathwell has a very big idea: measure carbon, plant trees and sequester carbon in Carbon Plunk Parks around the world. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. Learn more in our blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/carbon-plunk-plugging-climate-changes-black-hole

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