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10. How Ontario ditched coal and involved thousands of citizens in renewable energy Sep 10, 2012

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We start off this week's CKUA podcast with everyone's favourite 1967 Expo-era Ontario promotional tune. This earworm of a ditty was commissioned by the government of Ontario for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. While those Jetsonian fantasies didn’t come true Ontario is taking dramatic steps towards a renewable energy future. Imagine a place that is turning off all of its coal plants in just two years and replacing most of it with renewable energy. That is happening right now in Ontario. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/10/renewable-energy-revolution-ontario

9. Toronto's urban wind turbine started a revolution Sep 04, 2012

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Visible to hundreds of thousands of commuters and park goers every day the wind turbine at exhibition place on Toronto’s waterfront was a harbringer of the green energy revolution coming to Ontario. Developed by the TREC Renewable Energy Cooperative this was North America’s first urban wind turbine. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/09/how-torontos-waterfront-wind-turbine-kickstarted-green-energy-revolution

8b. Dawson Creek uses carbon fund to save energy Jun 26, 2012

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Dawson Creek, British Columbia has gone all-in on renewable energy. A local grassroots group helped set up the province's first large scale wind development on a ridge just outside of town and the city has even started charging itself $100 a tonne for carbon. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/08/awesome-dawson-creek-northern-oil-and-gas-town-bets-big-renewable-energy

8a. Awesome Dawson Creek - How a wind park transformed a city Jun 25, 2012

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As the Sesame Street song goes, Cooperation Makes It Happen, and it was a cooperative - the Peace Energy Energy Cooperative - that made the 104 megawatt Bear Mountain Wind Park a reality. That cooperative has also been instrumental both as a source of talent and ideas for the city of Dawson Creek as they've embarked on a radically sustainable journey. Visit Bear Mountain Wind Park in this episode of Green Energy Futures on CKUA Radio. See blog, video and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/08/awesome-dawson-creek-northern-oil-and-gas-town-bets-big-renewable-energy

7a. Green lighting 101 - LEDs vs compact fluorescents Jun 19, 2012

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The landscape of lighting is changing again! We may have just gotten used to CFLs but LEDs are now on the scene. Listen to our expert Wayne Rogers of Luminessence Lighting break down the difference between these two important energy efficient lighting technologies on our CKUA podcast this week. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/07/green-lighting-basics

7b. The Philips LED – The $10 million light bulb Jun 18, 2012

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It's not every day you can walk down to your favourite retailer and purchase a $10 million dollar light bulb, but that's what you can do with the Phillips Ambient LED. The very first winner of the $10 million L-Prize, an initiative by the US Department of Energy to accelerate the shift from inefficient, out-dated lighting to high-quality, energy efficient products. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/07/green-lighting-basics

6b. Heat your home with geothermal and free yourself from your natural gas bill Jun 12, 2012

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Geothermal 101 – Leigh Bond is the president of Threshold Energy and has installed dozens of geothermal systems across western Canada. He says that in 70 per cent of the geothermal jobs he does, the customer forgoes without a natural gas hookup. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/06/geothermal-101

6a. Geothermal Heating 101 - as if by magic Jun 11, 2012

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Geothermal heating isn't as complex as you would think. You drill some holes, sink some pipe and circulate water through the ground below the frost line which is a constant six degrees Celsius. That water goes through a ground source heat pump which is really just a larger, fancier version of the heat pump in your fridge. It strips three degrees off of that water, compresses it, raises the temperature to 65 degrees celsius and provides hot water and space heating like a regular furnace. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/06/geothermal-101

5a. Dan Balaban - Wind Energy Cowboy Jun 04, 2012

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Greengate Energy isn't a typical wind developer. Instead of locating their wind farms in the windy Pincher Creek area their first project was located in central Alberta near Halkirk. The reason? Access to transmission lines. Near Pincher Creek access to transmission lines is backed up, near Halkirk? Not a problem. Learn just how innovative Greengate Power is on this week's CKUA podcast. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/05/meet-dan-balaban-albertas-wind-energy-cowboy

5b. The winds of change - A profile of Dan Balaban Jun 03, 2012

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Greengate Energy is Dan Balaban's third company that he's founded. Working exclusively in Alberta, he's behind some of Alberta's biggest wind projects including the 150 megawatt Halkirk wind project near Red Deer and the 300 megawatt Blackspring Ridge project 50 km north of Lethbridge, Alberta. Going from zero experience in wind energy to these heights didn't come instantly for Balaban, it's been five years and a pretty steep learning curve. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/05/meet-dan-balaban-albertas-wind-energy-cowboy

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