Decarbonize Ottawa David Paré

Covid and war in Europe have thrown a wrench into electric vehicles supply chains. Decarbonize Ottawa invited Ottawa’s electric car guru back for an update on buying an electric car in the Ottawa region.

Featuring Raymond Leury with music by Paul Paré.

This is the second of two episodes on heat pumps--an energy-efficient alternative to heating and cooling with natural gas. The first looked at ducted systems to replace forced air furnaces. This episode is about heat pumps for homes with boiler and radiator systems.  

Featuring Jason Creaghan and Holly Bickerton. Music by Paul Paré.

Air source heat pumps are a high efficiency alternative to burning natural gas--both for home heating and air conditioning, all with the same unit. Meet a couple of Ottawans who have taken the plunge. 

Featuring Jason Creaghan and Holly Bickerton.

What to do when an asphalt roadway is sitting virtually unused beside a prime piece of parkland in your neighbourhood? The residents of Ottawa's west end had a radical idea--tear it up, and turn it into gardens and forests instead. This is the story of how Champlain Park won a Greener Greenspace Award from the Society for Organic Urban Land Care.

The National Healing Forest project was born on a May day walk in Ottawa. This episode tells the tale of how this collaborative initiative came to be, and explores the possibilities for sustainability and reconciliation offered by the growing number of healing forests in Canada.

Featuring Peter Croal and Patricia Stirbys. Music by Paul Paré.

In the first of this two-part conversation, Raymond Leury, President of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa broke down the environmental impact of EV’s versus internal combustion vehicles. In this episode, Raymond and David explore common questions about owning and driving an electric car in Ottawa.

Featuring Raymond Leury with music by Paul Paré.