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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:26:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/ottawa-raising-offshore-liability-cap-to-1-billion-in-arctic-atlantic-waters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/ottawa-raising-offshore-liability-cap-to-1-billion-in-arctic-atlantic-waters/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:29:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/18/ottawa-raising-offshore-liability-cap-to-1-billion-in-arctic-atlantic-waters/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Ottawa is raising the liability cap for companies operating in Atlantic Canada’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/forest-fighters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/forest-fighters/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381673 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/forest-fighters/feed/ 0 Celebrated partnerships like the Boreal Forest Agreement are crumbling. Can corporations and NGOs really work together to save the environment? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 The Harper government proudly touts Alberta's carbon price http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/world-passes-carbon-dioxide-level-milestone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/world-passes-carbon-dioxide-level-milestone/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 23:41:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/world-passes-carbon-dioxide-level-milestone/feed/ 0 Experts say 'we're stuck' with global warming http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister takes on James Hansen, Al Gore, Europe and environmental scientists http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/canada-loses-appeal-at-wto-over-ontarios-green-energy-legislation-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/canada-loses-appeal-at-wto-over-ontarios-green-energy-legislation-2/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:30:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/canada-loses-appeal-at-wto-over-ontarios-green-energy-legislation-2/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The federal and Ontario governments are reviewing a ruling by the World... 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/2013/04/25/the-commons-now-is-it-not-the-time-for-subtlety/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-commons-now-is-it-not-the-time-for-subtlety/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:32:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/the-commons-now-is-it-not-the-time-for-subtlety/feed/ 0 Oil and the climate are at war and you must pick a side 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/2013/04/12/joe-oliver-on-climate-change-scientists-have-recently-told-us-that-our-fears-are-exaggerated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/joe-oliver-on-climate-change-scientists-have-recently-told-us-that-our-fears-are-exaggerated/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:18:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371031 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/joe-oliver-on-climate-change-scientists-have-recently-told-us-that-our-fears-are-exaggerated/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister explains his perspective 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/oil-and-gas-rules-last-chance-to-meet-greenhouse-reduction-targets-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/oil-and-gas-rules-last-chance-to-meet-greenhouse-reduction-targets-report/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:45:15 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/oil-and-gas-rules-last-chance-to-meet-greenhouse-reduction-targets-report/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The oil and gas sector will need to lower greenhouse gas emissions... 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/2013/04/02/ottawa-reconsiders-toxic-site-priorities-after-giant-cleanup-costs-balloon-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/ottawa-reconsiders-toxic-site-priorities-after-giant-cleanup-costs-balloon-2/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:17:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/ottawa-reconsiders-toxic-site-priorities-after-giant-cleanup-costs-balloon-2/feed/ 0 Cleanup costs at a single northern mine next to Great Slave Lake are ballooning... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/documents-show-canada-praised-for-its-stance-on-pollution-from-arctic-shipping/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/documents-show-canada-praised-for-its-stance-on-pollution-from-arctic-shipping/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:18:41 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366481 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/documents-show-canada-praised-for-its-stance-on-pollution-from-arctic-shipping/feed/ 0 Canada is winning a rare bit of environmental praise from the international community for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/canadians-to-join-millions-around-the-world-in-marking-earth-hour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/canadians-to-join-millions-around-the-world-in-marking-earth-hour/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:25:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/canadians-to-join-millions-around-the-world-in-marking-earth-hour/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Canadians will be joining millions of others around the globe to mark... 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/2013/03/18/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/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/2013/03/10/ezra-levant-ron-paul-jason-kenney-and-the-eternal-conflict-of-the-ideological-mind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/ezra-levant-ron-paul-jason-kenney-and-the-eternal-conflict-of-the-ideological-mind/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:03:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/10/ezra-levant-ron-paul-jason-kenney-and-the-eternal-conflict-of-the-ideological-mind/feed/ 0 Sights and sounds from a weekend at the Manning conference 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/2013/03/01/state-dept-if-you-want-to-stop-this-please-protest-very-loudly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/state-dept-if-you-want-to-stop-this-please-protest-very-loudly/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:32:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/state-dept-if-you-want-to-stop-this-please-protest-very-loudly/feed/ 0 State Dept. on Keystone XL: If you want to stop this, please protest very loudly http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/canada-leads-u-s-on-cutting-back-the-use-of-dirty-coal-baird-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/canada-leads-u-s-on-cutting-back-the-use-of-dirty-coal-baird-says/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:30:02 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/canada-leads-u-s-on-cutting-back-the-use-of-dirty-coal-baird-says/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada can teach the United States some lessons on reducing greenhouse gas... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/canadas-cred-on-climate-change-wont-need-much-work-enviro-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/canadas-cred-on-climate-change-wont-need-much-work-enviro-minister/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:57:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351398 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/canadas-cred-on-climate-change-wont-need-much-work-enviro-minister/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – Canada’s environment minister says it won’t take much work to build his... 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/2013/02/05/canadas-environmental-protections-lagging-resource-development-audit-finds-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/canadas-environmental-protections-lagging-resource-development-audit-finds-2/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:05:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/canadas-environmental-protections-lagging-resource-development-audit-finds-2/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s aggressive pursuit of resource development is exposing the country to heightened... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/canadas-environmental-protections-lagging-resource-development-audit-finds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/canadas-environmental-protections-lagging-resource-development-audit-finds/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:54:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/canadas-environmental-protections-lagging-resource-development-audit-finds/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Federal environmental protections are struggling to keep up with the fast pace... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/environment-commissioner-to-report-on-financial-preparedness-for-disaster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/environment-commissioner-to-report-on-financial-preparedness-for-disaster/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:24:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/environment-commissioner-to-report-on-financial-preparedness-for-disaster/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s environment commissioner will release a report today on whether the federal... 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/2013/01/25/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/2013/01/22/oilsands-midway-down-pack-of-top-climate-villains-greenpeace-study/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/oilsands-midway-down-pack-of-top-climate-villains-greenpeace-study/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:27:28 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/oilsands-midway-down-pack-of-top-climate-villains-greenpeace-study/feed/ 0 Canada’s oilsands are midway down the pack of the world’s climate change villains, according... 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/2013/01/20/federal-report-suggests-canada-unprepared-for-new-mercury-light-bulbs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/federal-report-suggests-canada-unprepared-for-new-mercury-light-bulbs/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:14:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339505 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/federal-report-suggests-canada-unprepared-for-new-mercury-light-bulbs/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s mercury-waste facilities are either patchwork or non-existent as millions of light... 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/2012/12/31/environment-minister-to-axe-renewable-content-requirement-for-home-heating-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/environment-minister-to-axe-renewable-content-requirement-for-home-heating-oil/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:06:42 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/31/environment-minister-to-axe-renewable-content-requirement-for-home-heating-oil/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government is backing away from requiring that home-heating fuel contain... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/obamas-top-environmental-watchdog-epa-chief-lisa-jackson-resigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/obamas-top-environmental-watchdog-epa-chief-lisa-jackson-resigns/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:52:29 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/obamas-top-environmental-watchdog-epa-chief-lisa-jackson-resigns/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, is stepping... 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/idlenomore-and-the-fight-for-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/idlenomore-and-the-fight-for-democracy/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:06:20 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329791 2. #IdleNoMore is about the Environment...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/idlenomore-and-the-fight-for-democracy/feed/ 0 Wab Kinew explains the Idle No More protests. 2. #IdleNoMore is about the Environment... 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/2012/12/12/the-10-most-recent-animal-extinctions-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-10-most-recent-animal-extinctions-in-canada/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:00:56 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-10-most-recent-animal-extinctions-in-canada/feed/ 0 These creatures have either died out entirely or are extirpated from Canada 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...