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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:58:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/thomas-mulcair-the-staples-thesis-and-cap-and-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/thomas-mulcair-the-staples-thesis-and-cap-and-trade/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:29:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379195 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/thomas-mulcair-the-staples-thesis-and-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 The NDP leader lays out his vision for resource development http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:47:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-science-economics-and-politics-of-climate-change/feed/ 0 Further to last week’s debate on environmental policy and climate change, Stephen Gordon checks... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/yes-dean-del-mastro-environmental-regulations-have-costs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/yes-dean-del-mastro-environmental-regulations-have-costs/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:09 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/yes-dean-del-mastro-environmental-regulations-have-costs/feed/ 0 (And they're actually larger than those of a carbon price) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/tariffs-on-our-largest-trading-partners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/tariffs-on-our-largest-trading-partners/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:53:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/tariffs-on-our-largest-trading-partners/feed/ 0 The Conservative attack ad against tariffs on China, India, Brazil and Russia http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:05:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-eu-carbon-market/feed/ 0 Questioning the present and future of carbon pricing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/and-now-a-word-from-diana-carney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/and-now-a-word-from-diana-carney/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:40:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/and-now-a-word-from-diana-carney/feed/ 0 The wife of the bank governor on the carbon pricing debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 'There hasn't been a great deal of subtlety in talking about carbon pricing' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/a-north-american-cap-and-trade-market-sort-of/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/a-north-american-cap-and-trade-market-sort-of/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:38:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/a-north-american-cap-and-trade-market-sort-of/feed/ 0 A Conservative dream is nearly realized http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:12:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/feed/ 0 It might have a huge influence on federal regulation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/redford-interview-no-plan-for-40-carbon-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/redford-interview-no-plan-for-40-carbon-tax/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:33:27 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/redford-interview-no-plan-for-40-carbon-tax/feed/ 0 The Alberta premier talks Keystone XL and her Capitol Hill visit http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/is-alberta-about-to-increase-its-carbon-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/is-alberta-about-to-increase-its-carbon-tax/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:19:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/is-alberta-about-to-increase-its-carbon-tax/feed/ 0 And would it be the Harper government that precipitated it? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:37:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-harper-governments-scandalous-carbon-price-paying-past/feed/ 0 Sweet memories Vancouver Olympics now soured http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:35:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-conservatives-on-pricing-carbon-for-it-before-they-were-against-it-before-they-precipitated-it/feed/ 0 The farce grows stronger http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/alison-redford-giveth-and-alison-redford-taketh-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/alison-redford-giveth-and-alison-redford-taketh-away/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:15:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361947 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/alison-redford-giveth-and-alison-redford-taketh-away/feed/ 0 The Alberta Premier's nuanced position on carbon pricing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/would-canadians-support-a-carbon-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/would-canadians-support-a-carbon-tax/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:59:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/would-canadians-support-a-carbon-tax/feed/ 0 Maybe. But if it were that easy, Stephane Dion would be PM http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/a-plan-thats-balanced-and-market-driven/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/a-plan-thats-balanced-and-market-driven/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:07:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359193 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/a-plan-thats-balanced-and-market-driven/feed/ 0 Recalling, again, Stephen Harper's support for carbon trading http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/assuming-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/assuming-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:31:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/assuming-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 Industry is already planning ahead http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/what-does-carbon-cost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/what-does-carbon-cost/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:45:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353964 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/what-does-carbon-cost/feed/ 0 The Harper government allows for a price on carbon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/carbon-pricing-beyond-the-talking-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/carbon-pricing-beyond-the-talking-point/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:15:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/carbon-pricing-beyond-the-talking-point/feed/ 0 It's all fun and games until China institutes a carbon tax http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/oliver-on-cap-and-trade-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/oliver-on-cap-and-trade-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:39:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350369 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/oliver-on-cap-and-trade-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/feed/ 0 Why can't the government definitively rule it out? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/greg-rickford-stars-in-a-new-one-man-play-entitled-cognitive-dissonance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/greg-rickford-stars-in-a-new-one-man-play-entitled-cognitive-dissonance/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:52:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349906 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/greg-rickford-stars-in-a-new-one-man-play-entitled-cognitive-dissonance/feed/ 0 There seems to be some confusion around the 2008 election http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/great-moments-in-conservative-history-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/great-moments-in-conservative-history-2/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:38:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/great-moments-in-conservative-history-2/feed/ 0 Speaking of anniversaries... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/why-do-the-conservatives-oppose-oil-sands-development/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/why-do-the-conservatives-oppose-oil-sands-development/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:56:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345748 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/why-do-the-conservatives-oppose-oil-sands-development/feed/ 0 Bloomberg looks at support within the oil industry for a carbon tax. The contradiction... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/joan-crockatt-is-the-new-jonathan-swift/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/joan-crockatt-is-the-new-jonathan-swift/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:48:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344812 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/joan-crockatt-is-the-new-jonathan-swift/feed/ 0 The newest Conservative MP demonstrated her keen sense of satire with a statement to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-predictable-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-predictable-price-on-carbon/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:06:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-predictable-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, calls for a price on carbon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/saskatchewan-on-putting-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/saskatchewan-on-putting-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:49 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/saskatchewan-on-putting-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 I’ve yet to receive a response from Brad Wall’s government to my question about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-peter-kent-school-of-journalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-peter-kent-school-of-journalism/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:00:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-peter-kent-school-of-journalism/feed/ 0 The environment minister identifies an "activist" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/let-my-carbon-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/let-my-carbon-go/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:32:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/let-my-carbon-go/feed/ 0 This Hour Has 22 Minutes takes on the cap-and-trade debate (such as it is).... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/how-bout-that-weather/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/how-bout-that-weather/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:30:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337195 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/how-bout-that-weather/feed/ 0 Tim Harper wonders whether extreme weather and U.S. policy could put pressure on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/334563/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/334563/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:35:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/334563/feed/ 0 The Globe wonders whether this will be the year we learn to love taxes.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/newfoundland-on-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/newfoundland-on-carbon-pricing/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:38:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331189 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/newfoundland-on-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 Continuing with our survey of provincial policies, a response from the government of Newfoundland.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/cap-and-trade-is-coming-to-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/cap-and-trade-is-coming-to-quebec/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:35:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/cap-and-trade-is-coming-to-quebec/feed/ 0 The Quebec government announced last week that it is moving ahead with plans to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/why-canada-wont-have-an-effective-climate-change-policy-anytime-soon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/why-canada-wont-have-an-effective-climate-change-policy-anytime-soon/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:28:31 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/why-canada-wont-have-an-effective-climate-change-policy-anytime-soon/feed/ 0 We want action, but aren't ready to pay, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:09:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/nova-scotia-and-manitoba-on-pricing-carbon/feed/ 0 Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec already have some form of carbon pricing. Quebec is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/thomas-mulcair-on-cap-and-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/thomas-mulcair-on-cap-and-trade/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:26:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/thomas-mulcair-on-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 As part of last week’s conversation with the NDP leader, I asked a few... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/qa-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/qa-thomas-mulcair/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:38:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/qa-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 The leader of the NDP talks to Aaron Wherry about Layton's legacy, carbon pricing, the Liberal leadership race and Twitter http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-conservative-cap-and-trade-plan-the-same-but-different-but-still-the-same/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-conservative-cap-and-trade-plan-the-same-but-different-but-still-the-same/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:32:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-conservative-cap-and-trade-plan-the-same-but-different-but-still-the-same/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s director of communications tries, in an exchange of tweets with Postmedia’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/critically-hurt-canadian-families/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/critically-hurt-canadian-families/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326411 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/critically-hurt-canadian-families/feed/ 0 From Brian Jean just before QP yesterday, another one for the “A price on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/regulations-and-carbon-pricing-can-work-together/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/regulations-and-carbon-pricing-can-work-together/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325614 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/regulations-and-carbon-pricing-can-work-together/feed/ 0 On Friday, the Harper government’s new fuel efficiency regulations were published in the Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/you-cant-say-that-here-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/you-cant-say-that-here-2/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:01:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324767 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/you-cant-say-that-here-2/feed/ 0 It was apparently Ryan Leef’s turn to enunciate the party line this afternoon, so... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/jacques-gourde-achieves-government-backbencher-nirvana/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/jacques-gourde-achieves-government-backbencher-nirvana/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:09:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/jacques-gourde-achieves-government-backbencher-nirvana/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP’s statement to the House yesterday afternoon. Here again is a rough... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/reaching-our-ghg-goals-thanks-to-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/reaching-our-ghg-goals-thanks-to-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:32:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/reaching-our-ghg-goals-thanks-to-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 Peter Kent addresses the UN convention on climate change in Doha. Canada is halfway... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/exchanging-tweets-with-rona-ambrose-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/exchanging-tweets-with-rona-ambrose-2/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:31:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/exchanging-tweets-with-rona-ambrose-2/feed/ 0 Yesterday, via Twitter, I sought clarification on environmental policy in the province of Alberta.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/the-case-for-pricing-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/the-case-for-pricing-carbon/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:22:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/the-case-for-pricing-carbon/feed/ 0 Ontario’s environment commissioner makes the case for carbon pricing. Some jurisdictions are responding to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:54:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/joe-oliver-tries-to-explain-the-farce/feed/ 0 On Monday, Vancouver Sun columnist Craig McInnes criticized that the the Harper government’s “carbon...