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Located in New Edinburgh, Ottawa – it’s Canada’s first Passive House. On this week’s show we had a tour of Canada’s first Passive House, designed by Vert Design’s Chris Straka, and located here in Ottawa. Chris Straka & Ross Elliot: Canada’s First Passive House By: Henry Hawkins & Robyn Penney, Regular SPF Contributors . . . → Read More: February 10, 2011: Canada’s First Passive House The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland. Credit. This morning on the show we had the second episode in our series on renewable energies. Designed to inform listeners about the many types of renewables, the technologies, and options for consumers, this episode looked at geothermal energy and electricity. Renewable Energy: Geothermal – . . . → Read More: February 3, 2011: SPF’s Renewable Energy Series, Episode 2 – Geothermal  Renewable Energy Series, Episode 2 - Geothermal: Overview [11:09] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Renewable Energy Series, Episode 2 - Geothermal: Andrew Levasseur From Geothermique [8:05] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadNature can make you happier – hear about Lisa Nisbet’s research from her presentation called ‘Green is the Colour of Happiness’ Credit. This morning on the show we heard from two of the presenters at the Yes You Can conference: Lisa Nisbet on the physical and psychological benefits to spending time in nature, and . . . → Read More: January 27, 2011: ‘Green is the Colour of Happiness’ Owen Temby: Greenhouse Gas Regulations in the US and Canada [13:25] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week on the show we heard a review of the Yes You Can! conference that took place this past week at Carleton, and a summary of Robyn’s presentation that she gave at the event. We also had a report from special guest Greg Boyle on the South March Highlands rally to protect Beaver . . . → Read More: January 20, 2011: The Yes You Can! Conference, Episode 2 Robyn Penney: Yes You Can! Conference - Greening Your World [6:11] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe Yes You Can conference – this weekend at Carleton University. Visit www.yesyoucancu.com for tickets, or more information. This morning on the show we heard from an organizer of this weekend’s Yes You Can! conference, and Matt Ellerbeck talked about vegetarianism. Emile Scheffel: The Yes You Can! Conference By: Henry Hawkins, Regular . . . → Read More: January 13, 2011: The Yes You Can Conference For our first show in the new year, we played a couple of features from our archives. One about jobs in geography, and another with Michael Runtz, on a talk he gave last year entitled ‘Sex, Flies, and Videotape’. Also, next week is the Yes You Can! conference at Carleton, with SPF’s Robyn Penney . . . → Read More: January 6, 2011: Happy New Year |
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