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The Energy Crunch
Report on Business examines the impact of soaring energy prices on consumers and the economy.
Monday, Feb. 12
The Perfect Storm
By BARRIE McKENNA
It's late afternoon on a hot mid-July day when the unthinkable happens.
Chrétien taking U.S. energy pact proposal seriously
By BARRIE McKENNA
With $30-billion worth of U.S.-bound exports and vast untapped reserves at stake, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is taking George W. Bush's proposal for a continental energy pact very seriously. Unfortunately, he and other Canadian officials remain largely in the dark about what the U.S. President and former Texas oil man has in mind.
Tuesday, Feb. 13
New winners, losers, from power pricing
By BRUCE LITTLE
It's easy enough to sketch out the immediate winners and losers from high energy prices with a broad brush - producers win and consumers lose.
Wednesday, Feb. 14
California power debacle seen as anomaly
By LILY NGUYEN
With the meltdown of the California electricity sector, "deregulation" has become synonymous with blackouts, shockingly high prices, energy shortages and system failures.
Thursday, Feb. 15
Critics fault high-tech for being power hungry
By BARRIE McKENNA
From the street, Digital Island's data centre looks like hundreds of other office buildings in Silicon Valley. Leafy trees, green lawns and neat rows of parked cars surround the plain, low, brick structure.
Friday, Feb. 16
Alternate currents present themselves
By WENDY STUECK
In the misty city of Vancouver, Mr. Stamenic has gone sun-crazy. He wants to turn ordinary buildings into electricity-generating power plants by cloaking them in solar panels instead of glass or marble.
Saturday, Feb. 17
Electricity markets are changing radically
By DAVID PARKINSON
Note to Chicken Little: Maybe the sky isn't falling, but watch your head just the same.
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