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Sat, 18 May 2013 19:17:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/good-clean-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/good-clean-work/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/good-clean-work/feed/ 0 The green jobs sector is no longer a niche http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/canada-must-explain-polar-bear-policies-to-international-environmental-group/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/canada-must-explain-polar-bear-policies-to-international-environmental-group/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:48:46 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/canada-must-explain-polar-bear-policies-to-international-environmental-group/feed/ 0 Canada is being forced to explain its polar bear policies to an international environmental... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/the-great-brown-north/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/the-great-brown-north/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:13:55 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/the-great-brown-north/feed/ 0 Recent climate data suggest it may be time for a new national nickname http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/chasing-ice-pictures-from-ground-zero-of-climate-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/chasing-ice-pictures-from-ground-zero-of-climate-change/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:58:27 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/chasing-ice-pictures-from-ground-zero-of-climate-change/feed/ 0 Eye-opening documentary presents a time-lapse portrait of shrinking http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/paul-watson-out-of-jail-but-still-in-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/paul-watson-out-of-jail-but-still-in-trouble/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 19:56:57 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/paul-watson-out-of-jail-but-still-in-trouble/feed/ 0 The Sea Shepherd founder was released on bail fin Germany this week, but still faces extradition to Costa Rica http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/new-dinosaur-discoveries-ruffle-feathers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/new-dinosaur-discoveries-ruffle-feathers/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:58:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/new-dinosaur-discoveries-ruffle-feathers/feed/ 0 Not every expert is happy that one of the big guys was shaggy, not scaly http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/eco-friendly-bottom-lines-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/eco-friendly-bottom-lines-2/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:16:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254980 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/eco-friendly-bottom-lines-2/feed/ 0 Worms under desks, sustainable potlucks and loans for bikes, for starters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/canadas-green-30-for-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/canadas-green-30-for-2012/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255647 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/canadas-green-30-for-2012/feed/ 0 Employees grade employers on environmentally positive practices http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/a-giant-dive-for-mankind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/a-giant-dive-for-mankind/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:53:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247251 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/a-giant-dive-for-mankind/feed/ 0 The Canadian-born filmmaker takes a sub of his own design to the deepest place in the ocean http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/the-flocking-instinct/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/the-flocking-instinct/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:25:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/the-flocking-instinct/feed/ 0 Sightings of rare bird species trigger middle-class flash mobs, armed with cameras and tripods http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/oceans-11-km-deep-that-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/oceans-11-km-deep-that-is/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:10:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/oceans-11-km-deep-that-is/feed/ 0 For the first time ever, a new device will let the public see what life is like at the sea’s greatest depths http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/frozen-assets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/frozen-assets/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/frozen-assets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/frozen-assets/feed/ 6 Ice cores tell the history of Canada’s climate, but now the government doesn’t want them anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/attack-of-the-jellyfish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/attack-of-the-jellyfish/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:40:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/attack-of-the-jellyfish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/attack-of-the-jellyfish/feed/ 0 Scientists debate the ‘rise of slime’ theory http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-bob-marley-brand-recyling-lyrics-to-sell-headphones-and-coffee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-bob-marley-brand-recyling-lyrics-to-sell-headphones-and-coffee/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:33:35 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/the-bob-marley-brand-recyling-lyrics-to-sell-headphones-and-coffee/feed/ 2 Rasta values meet corporate sensibilities with the House of Marley http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/soft-lights-dead-toads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/soft-lights-dead-toads/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:45:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/soft-lights-dead-toads/feed/ 0 'We know that females like low voices because that indicates a larger male' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/giving-up-to-a-u-s-invader/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/giving-up-to-a-u-s-invader/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:50:01 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/giving-up-to-a-u-s-invader/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/giving-up-to-a-u-s-invader/feed/ 0 Because of disease, all of the Canal du Midi's plane trees must be destroyed http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/rat-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/rat-race/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:45:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213658 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/rat-race/feed/ 4 The ‘parasite of man’ is to be eradicated as cities around the world vie to be the first to go rat-free http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/choking-the-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/choking-the-oil-sands/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:21:26 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/choking-the-oil-sands/feed/ 20 Environmentalists are opening a new front in their war on Alberta oil—attacking pipeline projects vital to the industry's future http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/death-in-the-rainforest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/death-in-the-rainforest/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:00:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/death-in-the-rainforest/feed/ 8 Known for ecotourism, Costa Rica may actually be a paradise for poachers—and murderers of expats http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/the-russians-are-coming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/the-russians-are-coming/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:55:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/the-russians-are-coming/feed/ 5 Field studies are under way to see if a foreign weed—a dandelion—could become a source of rubber and cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/in-the-company-of-whales/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/in-the-company-of-whales/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:35:07 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/in-the-company-of-whales/feed/ 0 Sperm whales have distinct dialects, complex relationships and a set of traditions passed down between generations—what scientists are calling a ‘multicultural civilization’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/22/eaten-alive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/22/eaten-alive/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:00:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/22/eaten-alive/feed/ 13 They're causing uncommon havoc this summer. Parkhill, Ont. is the epicentre of itch. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/island-of-earthly-delights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/island-of-earthly-delights/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:55:29 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/island-of-earthly-delights/feed/ 0 The island is a treasure trove of unique creatures—more than 600 of them http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/save-the-earth-kill-a-camel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/save-the-earth-kill-a-camel/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:55:04 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/save-the-earth-kill-a-camel/feed/ 5 Australia is turning its cross-hairs on gassy camels http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/a-world-of-10-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/a-world-of-10-billion/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:15:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/a-world-of-10-billion/feed/ 10 Mass extinctions, water shortages, dwindling oil reserves, grinding poverty. Can the Earth sustain every one of us? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/agents-of-extinction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/agents-of-extinction/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 13:05:21 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192849 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/agents-of-extinction/feed/ 6 Scientists now link rats to the destruction of more than 100 island species, from birds to shrubs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/28/a-greener-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/28/a-greener-future/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:00:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/28/a-greener-future/feed/ 1 Top companies, like those on Aon Hewitt’s 2011 Green 30 list, lead the way when it comes to making the environment a big part of business http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/28/looking-good-in-green/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/28/looking-good-in-green/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:05:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187710 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/28/looking-good-in-green/feed/ 8 The Green 30 is based on how employees perceive their employer’s environmental efforts http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/baby-its-awful-outside/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/baby-its-awful-outside/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:54:24 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/baby-its-awful-outside/feed/ 4 From the Maritimes to Australia, wild weather is wreaking havoc http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/tthe-butterfly-effect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/tthe-butterfly-effect/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:20:39 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166871 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/20/tthe-butterfly-effect/feed/ 0 Well, something must be terribly wrong, because butterfly populations are plummeting around the globe. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/when-the-sea-goes-silent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/when-the-sea-goes-silent/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:40:47 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/when-the-sea-goes-silent/feed/ 8 New research suggests a possible cause of dolphin and whale strandings: severe to profound hearing loss http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/trees-falling-from-the-sky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/trees-falling-from-the-sky/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:00:03 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157480 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/trees-falling-from-the-sky/feed/ 11 When you need massive reforestation, aerial planting is the answer http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/shh%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89%e2%80%89they-can-hear-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/shh%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89%e2%80%89they-can-hear-us/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:40:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/shh%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89%e2%80%89they-can-hear-us/feed/ 0 A study on hearing in squids has surprising results that may be useful in treating human hearing loss some day http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/green-eggs-and-ham/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/green-eggs-and-ham/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:40:21 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152390 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/green-eggs-and-ham/feed/ 0 Are genetically modified animals the solution to the environmental problem of a growing market for meat? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/09/new-roommate-the-bedbug/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/09/new-roommate-the-bedbug/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:20:34 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/09/new-roommate-the-bedbug/feed/ 0 Dorms face a ‘major problem’ and when kids come home, you could too http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/building-a-better-bee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/building-a-better-bee/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:00:52 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/building-a-better-bee/feed/ 0 A 79-year-old Englishman whose bees resist Varroa mites is part of a wave of hope for global food security http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/an-arctic-accident/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/an-arctic-accident/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:00:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145866 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/an-arctic-accident/feed/ 0 Even before we were grounded, I had my life-changing moment, when a man in Gjoa Haven said he had an item that might interest me: the lost logbook of Lord Franklin http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/a-garbage-bag-in-space/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/a-garbage-bag-in-space/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:47:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/a-garbage-bag-in-space/feed/ 11 What to do with all the man-made junk in Earth’s orbit http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/cooling-off-with-no-guilt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/cooling-off-with-no-guilt/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:16 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/cooling-off-with-no-guilt/feed/ 6 Air conditioning that’s environmentally friendly? And cheap? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/too-big-to-tank/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/too-big-to-tank/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:31:44 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/too-big-to-tank/feed/ 0 A captive baby beluga's death in Vancouver sparked soul-searching about the ethics of aquariums http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/the-other-long-form-census/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/the-other-long-form-census/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:40:52 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/the-other-long-form-census/feed/ 0 The head count is almost complete in the first tally of the world’s marine species http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/a-road-that-cleans-the-air/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/a-road-that-cleans-the-air/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:20:15 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142634 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/a-road-that-cleans-the-air/feed/ 0 New material may soon become a valuable tool in the fight against pollution http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/this-company-really-stinks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/this-company-really-stinks/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:43 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/this-company-really-stinks/feed/ 0 Orgaworld sees big money in compost. But first, there’s the matter of that stench. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/sharks-favourite-lunch-stop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/sharks-favourite-lunch-stop/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:20:19 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/sharks-favourite-lunch-stop/feed/ 0 One 75-km stretch of beach in Florida has the largest number of shark attacks in the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/a-hill-to-dye-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/a-hill-to-dye-on/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:02 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=140018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/a-hill-to-dye-on/feed/ 0 Eduardo Gold is attempting to reform a glacier on the Chalon Sombrero mountain in western Peru