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252A. Former coal guy is now international solar guru May 13, 2020

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Faruq Vishram was an Alberta guy who designed coal-fired coal plants – that is until they started closing coal plants. So he pivoted and today he's sought after to do solar projects around the world including a solar-powered hospital in Afghanistan.

251B. EV Tipping Point - Proof is in the trucks May 07, 2020

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Automakers may be investing $300 billion in electric vehicles and batteries, but the tell-tale sign that the world is going electric is the best-selling Ford F150 going electric says Matthew Klippenstein, EV industry watcher and columnist. See blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/250-ev-tipping-point-the-future-of-cars-is-electric

251A. EV Tipping Point - The Future is Electric Apr 29, 2020

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We've hit the electric vehicle tipping point. Surprised? According to EV expert and columnist Matthew Klippenstein the auto industry is investing $300 billion in the development of more than 500 new electric car models before 2025. Learn more in our blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/250-ev-tipping-point-–-the-future-of-cars-is-electric

250. Best COVID-19 recovery is climate capitalism Apr 23, 2020

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Look to climate capitalism to recover from COVID-19 and building the sustainable economy of the future. So says Dan Woynillowicz of Clean Energy Canada. We follow the money to a future green economy with jobs, resilience and sustainability. That's this week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. See blog and related stories: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/250-best-covid-recovery-is-climate-capitalism

249. "Happening to Us" - Tuktoyaktuk teens' film about climate impacts Apr 09, 2020

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This week travel with us to Tuktoyaktuk in Canada's Arctic where youth are making a film called "Happening to Us" the story of how climate change is impacting their world in dramatic ways. The teen collective called TukTV took their film to the COP25 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid in Dec. 2019 and left a powerful impression. See blog and trailer: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/249-“they-can’t-even-see-it”:-tuktoyaktuk-teens'-film-on-the-impacts-of-climate-change

248. Recycling 2.0 - Make producers responsible Apr 01, 2020

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How do you improve recycling? Some say it's by making producers responsible. It's called Extended Producer Responsibility and a study in Alberta has found municipalities would save money, more would get recycled and emissions would be slashed. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to Christina Siedel of the Alberta Recycling Council about how we can up our game when it comes to recycling.

247. SPUD.ca turns the table on food waste Mar 24, 2020

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More than half (58%) of the food that enters Canada's food system is wasted, filling landfills and releasing major greenhouse gas emissions. SPUD.ca wants to change all that. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to Georgie Hyland of this Emerald Award-winning program from Alberta. Learn more on our blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/spud-ca-turns-the-table-on-food-waste-reduces-emissions

246. Indigenous Renewable Energy Projects Produce Cheap Electricity Mar 20, 2020

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GREEN AND LEAN - The projects had to have indigenous ownership and they had to be renewable. At 3.9 cents/kWh the result was historically cheap renewable energy in Alberta. And for their part in all this, the Indigenous Electricity Working Group picked up an Emerald Award. We speak to Andres Filella, of the Metis Nation, a consultant to the working group. This is Part III in our collaborative production with the What On Earth Podcast of the Alberta Emerald Foundation. See blog, podcasts and more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/246-working-group-leads-to-indigenous-owned-renewable-energy-projects

245. Alberta's Land Reclamation International Grad School Mar 11, 2020

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The UN has declared 2021 to 2030 to be the Decade of Ecological Restoration and, thanks to the University of Alberta–based award-winning Land Reclamation International Graduate School (LRIGS), students in Alberta are taking up the challenge. That's this week on Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio podcast produced in collaboration with the Emerald Foundation's "What on Earth Can We Do" podcast. Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/245-land-reclamation-and-the-decade-of-ecological-restoration

244. Rethinking Recycling - Not all Rs are created equal Mar 02, 2020

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This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we present the story of how Goodwill Impact Centre diverts close to 90% of waste from the landfill by reusing and recycling and creating jobs at the same time. We also chat with Kristin Arnot of the Edmonton ReUse Centre. This episode is produced in collaboration with the Emerald Foundation's What On Earth You Can We Do podcast. See story, links and more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/244-rethinking-recycling---emerald-series-part-i

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