Medicine Hat's "Hat Smart" program aims to increase the use of renewables by 25 per cent by 2020. We speak with councillor Ted Clugston of the City of Medicine Hat for his take on the future of energy in his city.
We speak with Chris Turner, the author of The Geography of Hope and The Leap. He has has made a career out of writing about positive solutions to the climate, energy and environmental challenges we face.
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology launched its alternative energy program this year and it's popular. We speak to teachers and students of this new program.
Learn how Enmax and their Generate Choice program is making solar energy accessible to a wide swath of Albertans. They handle the permitting, the interconnection, installation and maintenance.
Net-zero homes produce as much energy as they consume over a year. Cutting edge homebuilders have pushed the envelope and created monuments to efficiency, air-tightness and insulation.
Dan Balaban is the president of Greengate Power and a wind energy entrepreneur. He has gone from no experience in renewable energy to cutting deals for the largest wind farms in Canada in five years.
Ground source heat pumps heat over 100,000 buildings in Canada. Discover how you can heat your home with just three degrees from the ground and some electricity.
Dawson Creek is in the heart of oil and gas country in the Northern Rockies. Yet, everywhere you look are signs of green energy. Learn how Dawson Creek is embracing renewable energy.
North America's first urban wind turbine was an important rallying point. It brought together the people and resources necessary to spawn a green energy revolution in Canada's biggest province.
The German style feed-in tariff that Ontario implemented in 2009 has made Ontario a North American leader in renewable energy. Learn how they did and why other provinces need to follow the lead of Ontario
Heidi Eijgel is a horse farmer. She lives at the end of a gravel road surrounded by dozens of wind turbines - and that's the way she likes it. Hear her story as well as the story of her speaking tour of Ontario.
Phil Dayson has worked for and owned and sold an electric-vehicle company. He drove an electric rebuild of a Geo Metro for eight years. So when he got his hands on a brand new bright red Chevy Volt he was a happy dude.
The humble pumpjack is a reciprocating pump that moves oil out of the ground. One Alberta company has figured out how to make green power from the downswing.
This week we talk to one of the most experienced efficiency experts out there and lay out the best tips and tricks on how to save the planet, your wallet or both.
We get the skinny on Alberta's burgeoning solar scene. We also talked to Diana McQueen, Alberta's minister for the environment and sustainable resource development.
It might be a surprise to see Walmart featured here at Green Energy Futures but when they apply their over-achieving corporate culture to the topic of sustainability, amazing things can happen.
Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy is home to one the strongest tides in the world. Figuring out how to take advantage of them has proven to be difficult but new in-stream technologies are currently being tested.
Join us as we dive into our archives and give you our favourite clips and behind the scenes moments from 2012. From nearly falling into the Bay of Fundy to angry anti-wind protesters we go coast to coast to coast to give you best.
