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Clips from Powerful added to YouTube

david — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:47:09 +0000

As a newly-elected city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, time is scarce for blogging, making films and marketing my film Powerful: Energy for Everyone.

But I finally managed to post six different scenes from the film on YouTube. This should give viewers (and potential buyers and groups interested in booking a screening) a good sense of the look, feel and subject matter of the film.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Enjoy!

David Chernushenko

More Powerful: D-Rev’s Design Revolution

deltork — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:19:17 +0000

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In the making of my film Powerful: Energy for Everyone, I had the occasion to visit many communities, see interesting projects and interview passionate people of all stripes. I shot over 100 hours of video. Not all could be squeezed into a 95-minute film. This is one of the stories that I would like to have included if I had the space.

It is easy for us, the people who have never known a life without easy access to cheap energy, to forget that as many as two billion people do not. Energy choices for many are limited and hard to come by. In many rural villages in Africa, South America and elsewhere, the only source of light is a burnable fuel like kerosene which can be scarce, expensive and polluting or batteries which are hard to come by and must be regularly replaced. Enter D-Rev — the design revolution entrepreneurs. Greg Lee and Amanda Gonzalez are two young entrepreneurs with engineering training and a social mission. They have developed a “solar concentrator” that generates electricity from the sun, using an elegant design and inexpensive materials. It has the potential to change lives, and even save lives.

David Chernushenko

Powerful Interviews: Eric Martinot

david — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:56:43 +0000

In this series of extended interviews on green energy and a future powered by renewable power, renewable energy analyst Eric Martinot discusses the growth of the renewable energy industry, the importance of good government policies, and the promising future.

Parts of this interview will be featured in the upcoming David Chernushenko film, Powerful: Energy for Everyone.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Powerful Interviews: Preben Maegard

david — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:42:17 +0000

In this series of extended interviews on green energy and a future powered by renewable power, Danish wind and renewable pioneer and expert Preben Maegard discusses the Danish experience, the potential of wind and biomass, and the policies that will get us to a renewable energy society.

Parts of this interview will be featured in the upcoming David Chernushenko film, Powerful: Energy for Everyone.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Powerful Interviews: Paul McKay

david — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:35:34 +0000

In this series of extended interviews on green energy and a future powered by renewable power, Paul McKay discusses how we can move from a power system dominated by fossil fuels and nuclear, to one that is based on conservation, efficiency and renewable sources.

Parts of this interview will be featured in the upcoming David Chernushenko film, Powerful: Energy for Everyone.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Powerful Interviews: Paul Gipe

david — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:51:30 +0000

In this first of a series of extended interviews on green energy and a future powered by renewable power, Paul Gipe discusses the potential for Ontario and Canada, but with a global message. What are the obstacles and how do we get past them? What policies would make a real difference.

Parts of this interview will be featured in the upcoming David Chernushenko film, Powerful: Energy for Everyone.

Click here to view the embedded video.

David Visits The Currents

david — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:12:54 +0000

David Chernushenko visits Ottawa’s eco condo building The Currents to interview developer Jonathan Westeinde of Windmill Developments, and Vic Klassen, a resident as well as sales manager.

Video edited by Stan Boyle

Click here to view the embedded video.

European Smart Energy Tour – Blake Hudelson – Part II

deltork — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:01:29 +0000

PART II – In the spring of 2008, 22 students, professors, professionals and community members from San Luis Obispo, California, embarked on a journey to Europe. They traveled to England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden to learn about smart energy solutions. The group visited cities that exhibited best practices for sustainability in the following areas: renewable energy, innovative transportation, green building, smart growth, energy efficiency, and conservation. The group sought out those areas to be able to bring back some of the lessons and ideas to the United States.

Click here to view the embedded video.

European Smart Energy Tour – Blake Hudelson – Part I

deltork — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:00:10 +0000

In the spring of 2008, 22 students, professors, professionals and community members from San Luis Obispo, California, embarked on a journey to Europe. They traveled to England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden to learn about smart energy solutions. The group visited cities that exhibited best practices for sustainability in the following areas: renewable energy, innovative transportation, green building, smart growth, energy efficiency, and conservation. The group sought out those areas to be able to bring back some of the lessons and ideas to the United States.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Attention Locavores

anouk — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:45 +0000

One way I try to “Live Lightly” is to buy food that is grown locally as much as possible. Eating locally and seasonally is more sustainable, healthier and tastier. www.100mileradius.ca connects locavores with producers, and even has a cool chart of what’s available when here in
Ontario.

Selina