2019–The year of Greta Thunberg

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Photo is of Greta Thunberg in Edmonton where more than 10,000 joined her climate strike on September 27, 2019. Photo David Mitchell, CTV News

Time Magazine named Greta Thunberg “person of the year” and climate change is the news story of the year as chosen by Canadian Press.

It’s pretty clear the “story of the year” is largely a result of the efforts of the young Sweedish activist who began her climate strikes, at 15-years-old, sitting alone outside the Sweedish Parliament in August 2018. By December 2018 more than 20,000 students had joined protests in 270 countries.

The climate strikes on September 20 and 27th of 2019 attracted 7.6 million people at 4,500 protests in 150 countries. The climate strike in Montreal involved an estimated 500,000 people, making it the largest protest in Canadian history.

Raffi’s tribute song for Greta

In 2019 we interviewed multi-platinum Canadian Children’s entertainer, Raffi who wrote a tribute song to Greta Thunberg called “Young People Marching.” (see full story)

Our CKUA Radio Green Energy Futures story on Canadian Children’s entertainer Raffi about his tribute song to Greta Thunberg: “Young People Marching.”

Greenest School in Canada

Staying with youth, in 2019 we literally stumbled across one of the most inspiring stories we’ve ever found on youth. While speaking at a Lacombe Composite High School/Battle River Watershed Alliance event student Darcey Cunningham and teacher Steve Schultz gave us a tour of the work of the EcoVision Club at the school.

Our CKUA Radio story on the inspiring work of the EcoVision Club at Lacombe Composite High School in Alberta.

The students have completed more than a dozen projects including a state-of-the-art solar-geothermal greenhouse, raised bed gardens and several aquaponics projects. This, in turn, inspired teachers to create more than a dozen Career and Technology Studies (CTS) courses connected to the projects. (see full story and photos)

Born of sun and fire: Our CKUA Radio story on the origin of the EcoVision Club at Lacome Composite School.

Save the Church, Save the School

From the greenest school we go to a church in crisis that came up with one of the most inspiring and creative solutions that involved building the first net-zero church and social housing project in Canada. They saved their church, saved a school and created solar-powered homes for 16 immigrant families in Edmonotn, Alberta. (see full story and photos)

The inspiring story of a church in crisis that saved the church, helped save a school and built 16 homes for large immigrant families.

First Passive House Car Dealership

Garrett Scott was building a new home for their Subaru dealership in Red Deer, Alberta and he wanted to build something truly unique. So he built the first passive house car dealership in North America. (see full story and photos)