http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/decoding-what-obama-said-about-energy-climate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/decoding-what-obama-said-about-energy-climate/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:22:42 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/decoding-what-obama-said-about-energy-climate/feed/ 0 The president makes the case for action on climate change, though offers few concrete plans http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/energy-minister-solidifies-federal-acceptance-of-west-to-east-oil-pipeline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/energy-minister-solidifies-federal-acceptance-of-west-to-east-oil-pipeline/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:00:34 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/energy-minister-solidifies-federal-acceptance-of-west-to-east-oil-pipeline/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government is firming up its support of two projects that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/clark-says-b-c-s-gas-export-plans-on-same-scale-as-albertas-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/clark-says-b-c-s-gas-export-plans-on-same-scale-as-albertas-oil-sands/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:16:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/clark-says-b-c-s-gas-export-plans-on-same-scale-as-albertas-oil-sands/feed/ 0 VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark says her government’s plan to export liquefied natural gas... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/canada-must-step-up-its-global-energy-game-says-former-minister-prentice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/canada-must-step-up-its-global-energy-game-says-former-minister-prentice/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:33:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/canada-must-step-up-its-global-energy-game-says-former-minister-prentice/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada is a weak player in the “global energy game” and needs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/canada-is-no-energy-superpower-desperately-needs-new-national-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/canada-is-no-energy-superpower-desperately-needs-new-national-strategy/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:06:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/canada-is-no-energy-superpower-desperately-needs-new-national-strategy/feed/ 0 Canada may have oil, but the country is falling dangerously behind in energy innovation,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-global-conspiracy-to-make-canadas-energy-debate-sound-ridiculous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-global-conspiracy-to-make-canadas-energy-debate-sound-ridiculous/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 04:10:58 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-global-conspiracy-to-make-canadas-energy-debate-sound-ridiculous/feed/ 0 Why Jacques Cousteau had a boat instead of a Paris Métro pass http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:29:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/feed/ 0 Ex-Colleague Coyne has an excellent column on the emerging political split between the resource-extracting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/future-proofing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/future-proofing/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:30:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/future-proofing/feed/ 8 Nathan Cullen has released his energy policy platform. Among the items on his agenda:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-canada-to-seek-other-friends-besides-the-u-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-canada-to-seek-other-friends-besides-the-u-s/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-canada-to-seek-other-friends-besides-the-u-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-canada-to-seek-other-friends-besides-the-u-s/feed/ 16 Canada can no longer count on obvious economic arguments to win over American decision-makers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/more-bang-for-the-buck/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/more-bang-for-the-buck/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:40:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/more-bang-for-the-buck/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/more-bang-for-the-buck/feed/ 1 A small B.C. company hopes to develop a cheaper way of creating nuclear fusion—with oil sands backing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/a-million-watt-search/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/a-million-watt-search/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:30:39 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215084 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/a-million-watt-search/feed/ 0 The search engine is paying a price for its dominance of the web http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/saskatchewan-best-place-in-canada-for-oil-and-gas-investment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/saskatchewan-best-place-in-canada-for-oil-and-gas-investment/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:59:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/saskatchewan-best-place-in-canada-for-oil-and-gas-investment/feed/ 0 Province applauded for long-term stability in a new report http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/big-pain-at-the-pumps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/big-pain-at-the-pumps/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 14:05:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192777 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/big-pain-at-the-pumps/feed/ 12 It’s not just drivers feeling the heat. Why volatile fuel prices are killing the economy. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:10:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/feed/ 0 The RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski's death face perjury charges, while scientists prove Einstein was right http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/efficiency-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/efficiency-rules/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/efficiency-rules/feed/ 0 Procter & Gamble has told its suppliers to regularly report their energy consumption rates http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/americas-nuclear-renaissance-stalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/americas-nuclear-renaissance-stalls/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:27:10 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/americas-nuclear-renaissance-stalls/feed/ 1 Near-meltdown in Japan re-awakens doubts in U.S. policymakers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/the-return-of-peak-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/the-return-of-peak-oil/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:57:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174550 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/the-return-of-peak-oil/feed/ 21 Unrest in the Arab world has left the oil market feeling understandably jittery http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/where-did-all-the-oil-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/where-did-all-the-oil-go/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:20:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163462 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/where-did-all-the-oil-go/feed/ 1 The NPRA was thought to contain 10.6 billion barrels http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/newsmakers-47/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/newsmakers-47/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:00:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/newsmakers-47/feed/ 0 Skeletons in Princess Victoria’s closet, Dick Cheney meets his match, and LeBron James goes home http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/out-of-the-red/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/out-of-the-red/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:40:18 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/out-of-the-red/feed/ 0 If a Canadian researcher has his way, the red mud that caused disaster last week could turn very useful indeed http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/youre-cooking-with-what/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/youre-cooking-with-what/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:40:35 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/youre-cooking-with-what/feed/ 0 Power from waste http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/not-wanted-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/not-wanted-in-quebec/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:20:43 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153743 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/27/not-wanted-in-quebec/feed/ 0 "Arcand and Charest have taken the necessary steps to commence a process of exploration in shale gas" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/never-heard-of-the-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/never-heard-of-the-oil-sands/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:40:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/never-heard-of-the-oil-sands/feed/ 0 What you’re thinking http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/treasure-island/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/treasure-island/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:20:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149999 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/treasure-island/feed/ 0 Canada’s resource sector may be emerging in an unlikely place: Baffin Island http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/judgment-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/judgment-day/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:00:26 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149884 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/judgment-day/feed/ 0 How the oil sands industry tried to convince him it's not all bad http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/12/an-abundance-of-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/12/an-abundance-of-oil/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:03:05 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/12/an-abundance-of-oil/feed/ 0 Fears over dwindling supplies of energy, ‘peak oil’ and future spikes in fuel prices may be overblown http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:44 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/feed/ 0 Famine-ridden Ethiopia http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/a-long-goodbye/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/a-long-goodbye/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:00:28 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/a-long-goodbye/feed/ 0 Shuttering a key oil refinery in Montreal—and the city is having a hard time letting it go http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/trash-or-burn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/trash-or-burn/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/trash-or-burn/feed/ 0 Vancouver aims to be the world’s greenest city by 2020 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/at-war-with-the-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/at-war-with-the-oil-sands/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:35:29 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/at-war-with-the-oil-sands/feed/ 0 From the courts to Capitol Hill, America is turning on Alberta oil http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/26/a-cure-for-the-energy-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/26/a-cure-for-the-energy-crisis/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:21:32 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/26/a-cure-for-the-energy-crisis/feed/ 0 Shale gas could one day replace coal in power plants and gasoline and diesel for cars and trucks http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/a-solar-plan-overheats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/a-solar-plan-overheats/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:00:22 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/a-solar-plan-overheats/feed/ 8 Ontario admits that its much-hyped energy project was broken and would have cost taxpayers $1 billion http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/severe-space-weather-warning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/severe-space-weather-warning/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:07:25 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/severe-space-weather-warning/feed/ 0 In 2013, our sun will hit its solar maximum, creating disturbances that could take out the power grid http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/catching-some-rays/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/catching-some-rays/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:20:06 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136461 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/catching-some-rays/feed/ 0 Solaren Corp. plans to deliver the first-ever electricity from space starting in 2016. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/05/absolute-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/05/absolute-power/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:23:45 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/05/absolute-power/feed/ 177 Why Ontario’s rush to pour billions into green energy is fraught with risk and could leave consumers on the hook http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/one-clever-plant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/one-clever-plant/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 17:20:56 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=126189 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/one-clever-plant/feed/ 8 A U.S. company has designed an unusual source of diesel http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/04/alberta%e2%80%99s-dirty-water-hazard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/04/alberta%e2%80%99s-dirty-water-hazard/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 19:00:31 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/04/alberta%e2%80%99s-dirty-water-hazard/feed/ 3 Getting rid of oil-sands tailings ponds is easier said than done http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/from-the-bottom-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/from-the-bottom-up/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:20:52 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121571 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/from-the-bottom-up/feed/ 0 How employees are turning their bosses on to sustainability http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/canadian-invasion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/canadian-invasion/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:10:54 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/29/canadian-invasion/feed/ 10 Forget hollowing out, our firms are the new corporate marauders http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:30:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/27/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-2/feed/ 58 AARON WHERRY reports from the Canada 150 conference in Montreal http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/maclean%e2%80%99s-interview-jeffrey-immelt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/maclean%e2%80%99s-interview-jeffrey-immelt/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:13 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108874 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/maclean%e2%80%99s-interview-jeffrey-immelt/feed/ 5 Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, on greed, globalization and what it takes to wake up happy each day http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/americas-new-power-broker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/americas-new-power-broker/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:50:10 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104213 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/americas-new-power-broker/feed/ 28 Quebec has ambitious plans to sell green electricity to the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/keeping-an-eye-on-obamas-national-security-adviser-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/keeping-an-eye-on-obamas-national-security-adviser-2/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:47:53 +0000 John Geddes http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=40055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/keeping-an-eye-on-obamas-national-security-adviser-2/feed/ 3 The place of the National Security Adviser in U.S. politics is not something most... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:44:25 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/19/when-barry-met-steve/feed/ 91 Five things that stood out http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/02/are-you-putting-the-ick-in-eco-bag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/02/are-you-putting-the-ick-in-eco-bag/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/02/are-you-putting-the-ick-in-eco-bag/feed/ 12 Enviro options made of remnants of virgin forests and stitched in sweatshops—uh oh