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20. Nova Scotia's community renewable energy program Nov 20, 2012

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When Nova Scotia instituted its feed-in tariff it had a community twist. After all this is the home of The Antigonish Movement, a turn of the century micro-finance and community development initiative that was way ahead of Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and Grameen bank. This week on Green Energy Futures we take you to Nova Scotia to look at community wind power. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/nova-scotias-community-power

19. Alberta's solar resource among the best in Canada – study Nov 13, 2012

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A new study confirms it. Alberta has the best solar potential in all of Canada. This news was announced at the Solar West Conference put on by the Canadian Solar Industry Asssociation and there was a buzz in the air at this well-attended event. We talk to solar industry veterans to get their take on Alberta's solar resource and how best to develop it. We also talk to Alberta's minister of environment and sustainable resource development, Diana McQueen, the keynote speaker at the event about solar in Alberta. See blog, photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/sunny-solar-alberta

18. Home energy audit–The sexy world of caulking, insulation and oh yeah, power vampires Nov 06, 2012

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A home energy audit is one of the most powerful tools you have to reduce your own energy consumption. It helps you become smart about saving money and reducing your carbon emissions. Join us for a home tour with an auditor on Green Energy Futures CKUA podcast. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/18-power-home-energy-audit

17. Light Up Alberta - Doubles rate for surplus solar energy Oct 30, 2012

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Light Up Alberta, is a program by small retailers that are paying $0.15 cents a kilowatt-hour for your excess solar electricity. Learn about LIght Up Alberta on this week's Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio podcast. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/17-light-alberta

16. Pumpjack power plants - making electricity in the oil business. Oct 23, 2012

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The Enersaver creates electricity from the downswing of a oilfield pumpjack. With electricity being the single largest expense for a mature oilfield, saving 15 per cent on your electricity costs seems like a pretty good idea! Check out pumpjack powerplants on this week's Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio podcast. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/16-pumpjack-powerplants

15. Canadian Solar – we tour the plant in Ontario Oct 16, 2012

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This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures we visit the Canadian Solar plant in Mississauga, Ontario, the province with the most solar in Canada. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/15/house-rising-sun-solar-manufacturing-canada

14. The rise of the electric car with EV pioneer Phil Dayson Oct 09, 2012

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Phil Dayson is a man who loves his new Chevy Volt. "I've gone 6,698 km since the beginning of December and I've now used a tank and a half of gas and maybe $30 worth of electricity," says Dayson. We talk to Dayson about his Volt on Green Energy Futures, this week's CKUA podcast. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/14/rise-electric-car

13. Solar Share's solar bonds – an innovative way to invest in solar Oct 02, 2012

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Want to support solar energy? Buy a solar bond. "SolarShare is a cooperative that basically intends to build commercial-grade solar projects throughout Ontario and 30% of those we fund by selling public bonds," says Mike Brigham. "We’re now paying 5% per year on a 5-year bond." See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/13/solar-bonds-ethical-local-investing-solar-energy

12. Heidi Eijgel - living next to a 136 MW wind farm in Alberta Sep 25, 2012

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If you have been paying attention to the wind energy debate in Ontario you might think that wind turbines have never been built in Canada before. Heidi Eijgel has lived with wind turbines in southern Alberta for more than a decade. On this week's Green Energy Futures we tell her experience living with wind and telling that story in Ontario. See blog, video and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/12/heidi-eigel-one-farmers-wind-story

11. The tale of two big wind farms in British Columbia Sep 18, 2012

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It's the cold winter winds that drive the wind turbines in British Columbia's Peace region and it's the song Winter Winds by Mumford and Sons that kicks off this week's podcast. This week on Green Energy Futures we tell the story of two entirely different wind projects in B.C., one led by the Peace Renewable Energy Cooperative, a community organization in Dawson Creek, and the other a corporate project led by Capital Power our of Edmonton. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/11/big-wing-british-columbia

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