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How Jim Sandercock took his 1951 home and transformed it into a solar-powered net-zero home by reskinning the home by adding new super-insulated walls over the old ones. It's called an EnergieSprong Deep Energy Retrofit and it was one of the first pilots on a single-family home in Canada. The idea is to save the home's old bones and totally retrofit the home's exterior while the homeowners continue living in it. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

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

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."

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

First the three nations of Fort Chipewyan built a 2.3 megawatt solar project to offset diesel generation. Now they want to bring the first electric vehicle to their fly-in community.

Oslo adopted the world's first city climate budget in 2016 - We set out to find out what the city is doing to slash emissions. Hint - they're killing it with home heating, electric vehicles, waste and even in construction. Part II in our series on Oslo's climate action. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

FULL INTERVIEW - Oslo has one of the most ambitious climate strategies in the world and at the heart of it is a carbon budget that works alongside the fiscal budget. We talk to Heidi Sorensen, head of the Oslo Climate Agency about how carbon budgeting is helping this northern City reduce 95% of its emissions. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com – FULL INTERVIEW

So many ambitious climate plans, so little progress. Oslo was the first city in the world to create a carbon budget and they're bucking the trend by knocking climate action out of the park. We talk to Heidi Sorensen, head of the Oslo Climate Agency to find out how it all works and why they are successful. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast

Is a "Just Transition" about helping workers find new jobs through the energy transition, or a plot to "kill jobs." We look into what a just transition should look like with Ian Hussey, author of "No Worker Left Behind" a new report by the Parkland Institute in Alberta. Green Energy Futures CKUA.com Podcast

In part 1 we unravelled the mystery of how a heat pump works. In part 2 Jean-Marie Robert is back to help us understand what heat pumps can do for us in our homes and buildings. Spoiler alert - they can do everything! Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast www.greenenergyfutures.ca

You hear about heat pumps everywhere these days, but how do they work and what can they do in my home? In part 1 of our series about Heat Pumps Jean-Marie Robert a heat pump expert with NAIT's Alternative Energy Program presents us with a simple guide to how heat pumps work and what they can do for us in our homes. Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast - Episode 232A www.greenenergyfutures.ca

Geothermal heating systems are not new, but this niche heating system is poised to be the heating system of the future. Efficiency, no emissions, and 700% efficient air conditioning are a few reasons. This week to find out why and how geothermal heating and cooling systems are scaling up. Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast greenenergyfutures.ca

Geothermal heating isn't new, but we predict the 400% efficient heating and 700% efficient cooling system is the ultimate system of the future for our homes, buildings and entire neighbourhoods. Here's why. Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/231-geothermal-101-how-to-heat-your-home-with-400-efficiency

Nova Scotia just might be on the verge of realizing its long sought-after dream of harvesting tidal energy. We were there in 2012. This week we follow Ian Austen of the New York Times as he retraces those steps to look at the latest technology for harvesting the tides at the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast Learn more: www.greenenergyfutures.ca