Carol Linnitt
Acting Editor-in-chief/Executive director
Carol Linnitt is a journalist, editor, illustrator and co-founder of The Narwhal. Carol has been reporting on energy and environmental politics for the last decade for outlets including VICE Canada, The National Observer, Academic Matters and The Tyee. Carol began her career writing and performing interviews for The Canada Expedition, a non-governmental sustainability initiative, and while working in dispute resolution with communities affected by resource scarcity. Carol has a Master's in English Literature from York University where she studied political theory, natural resource conflicts and Aboriginal rights. She also has a Master's in Philosophy in the field of phenomenology and environmental ethics and has a PhD in English, and Cultural, Social and Political Thought (CSPT) from the University of Victoria. When she’s not on her computer, you can usually find Carol in some ocean, somewhere, free-diving or surfing.
Stories by Carol Linnitt
Inaugural Far North Photo Festival celebrates beauty of the land, people
6 min. readThe new festival in Yellowknife is a gathering of Arctic talent and an important challenge...
Unravelling B.C.’s landmark legislation on Indigenous rights
If passed, the new law will make B.C. the first government in Canada to codify...
Why we’re proud to accept support from around the world
Reporting on the environment, we’re faced with an everyday reminder that the local is global...
The Extinction Report tells us something important about what it means to be human
It is stark and uncomfortable to gaze upon the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it and feel the force of...
6 awkward realities behind B.C.’s big LNG giveaway
With sprawling LNG tax breaks, the province just took its most significant environmental step yet...
Major gaps in mining regulations flagged in environment commissioner’s report
Missed on-site inspections, gaps in data and a lack of monitoring among concerns raised
A timeline of the never-ending saga that is the Taseko New Prosperity mine
A decade-long battle to build a $1.5 billion gold and copper mine in the traditional...
The fossil fuel era is coming to an end, but the lawsuits are just beginning
Mining company Westmoreland Coal, which purchased five coal mines in Alberta, is suing Canada for...
Coal Valley: The story of B.C.’s quiet water contamination crisis
This 14-minute mini-documentary tells the tale of a slowly unfolding pollution crisis and a community...
