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Covers:  Cleantech, green energy, green buildings, energy, solar, wind, geothermal, electric vehicles, net-zero buildings, biomass, biogas, biodiesel, industrial symbiosis, entrepreneurs, and climate change.
Doesn't Cover: Anything other than cleantech, clean energy, green buildings, electric vehicles, green energy technologies.
Producer of www.GreenEnergyFutures.ca - How to Thrive in the Net-Zero Economy

David Dodge’s Journalist Portfolio

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First passive house car dealership in Canada

First passive house car dealership in Canada

greenenergyfutures.ca — After visiting the zero-waste Subaru of America plant in Indiana Garrett Scott wanted to do something really special for their new car dealership in Red Deer, Alberta. With floor-to-ceiling windows, it is no small feat, but they have built the first passive house car dealership in North America.

224b. Burning Souls - A climate breakdown thriller

224b. Burning Souls - A climate breakdown thriller

youtu.be — Burning Souls is a new book by David Chernushenko, activist, former Ottawa City Councillor and tireless crusader for sustainability. We talk to David about his "climate breakdown thriller" on this episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. See blog and part 1 of this series: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/224-activist-david-chernushenko-climate-thriller-burning-souls

216. Waffle cone factory shares its warmth

216. Waffle cone factory shares its warmth

youtu.be, greenenergyfutures.ca — A German waffle cone factory has sparked an ingenious small-scale green energy initiative. Waffel Meyer, the largest manufacturer of waffle cones in Europe is using its waste heat to heat the homes in the tiny village where it operates. We talk to owner Christian Meyer zu Venne on CKUA's Green Energy Futures podcast.

First net-zero church in Canada

First net-zero church in Canada

greenenergyfutures.ca — With very little money in the bank and an old church they could no longer afford to heat, the Westmount Presbyterian Church was on the brink of failure. Then, they hatched a plan to partner with a social housing agency and build Canada's first net-zero church and social housing project.

209. Solid wood passive house - 90% more energy efficient

209. Solid wood passive house - 90% more energy efficient

youtu.be, greenenergyfutures.ca — The Symons Gate Passive House is built out of solid cross-laminated timber. This amazing home is 90% more energy efficient and has no furnace in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a place where -30 degree C happens! See Green Energy Futures blog, CKUA podcast and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/passive-house

218. Effect Homes off-grid office in the big city!

218. Effect Homes off-grid office in the big city!

youtu.be, greenenergyfutures.ca — Effect Homes has cut the cord to the electricity grid in their new off-grid solar-cogen office in Edmonton, Alberta. This self-sustaining office produces its own electricity using solar and micro combined-heat-and-power units and gets most of its heat from the cogen units as well! This is the visual version of our Green Energy Futures/CKUA Radio feature.

210. Risky business: Insurance and climate change - CKUA

210. Risky business: Insurance and climate change - CKUA

youtu.be, greenenergyfutures.ca — Insurance payouts due to severe weather events related to climate change have skyrocketed to billions of dollars in the last decade. On this week's episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to David McGown of the Insurance Bureau of Canada about severe weather insurance payouts that have gone from $400 million to almost $2 billion in one decade. . Learn more in our blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/risky-business-insurance-and-climate-change