https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/nature-based-climate-solutions-carbon-offsets/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:10:37 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=21908 Carbon offsets, explained James Wilt Explainer carbon cache climate change farmland forests grasslands Indigenous nature-based climate solutions Wetland Grizzly bear Great Bear Rainforest https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-ontario-peatlands-carbon-climate/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:00:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20005 Northern Ontario's muskeg serves as home to dozens of First Nations, stores immense amounts of carbon and sits on top of vast mineral deposits. Whose vision for the bogs and fens will win out? James Wilt In-Depth carbon cache climate change Indigenous mining nature-based climate solutions Ontario peatland protected areas ring of fire Ring of Fire mining The Narwhal Garth Lenz https://thenarwhal.ca/projects-of-death-impact-of-hydro-dams-on-environment-indigenous-communities-highlighted-at-winnipeg-conference/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:20:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15164 Hundreds of individuals from all over the world gathered to discuss the devastating social and environmental impacts of large hydro dams as climate change controversially grants the international dam-building industry a new lease on life James Wilt News B.C. Hydro climate change Corporate Influence first nations hydroelectric dam Indigenous Muskrat Falls Site C Wa Ni Ska Tan Hydro Conference Winnipeg https://thenarwhal.ca/this-is-sacred-the-fight-against-a-massive-frac-sand-mine-in-manitoba/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 21:22:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13710 The project — which would extract 1.2 million tonnes of sand every year for the next half-century — was excluded from federal review but approved by the Manitoba government in a process opponents say violated Indigenous rights James Wilt In-Depth Camp Morning Star frac sand fracking Hollow Water First Nation Indigenous Manitoba natural gas Frac Sand Mine https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bans-deep-sea-mining-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-marine-protected-areas/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 20:26:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11101 The decision, which also prevents waste dumping and bottom trawling, helps inch Canada closer to its international commitment to protect 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas by 2020 James Wilt News Aichi targets conservation marine protected areas Oceans Offshore Drilling protected areas solutions Mackenzie River Delta https://thenarwhal.ca/internal-memo-at-natural-resources-canada-responds-to-the-narwhals-reporting-on-low-mining-taxes-and-royalties/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:46:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10816 The analysis, released through Freedom of Information laws, raises important questions about government’s treatment of industry James Wilt In-Depth coal mining oilsands royalties Knipple Glacier haulroad to Brucejack Mine. Transboundary Mines, 2017 https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-wont-perform-an-environmental-review-of-most-new-oilsands-projects-heres-why/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:57:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9456 The future of development in Alberta’s oilsands lies in underground, steam-assisted operations that represent some of the country’s fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions. These projects have never been subject to federal environmental reviews and that’s not expected to change with Ottawa’s new-and-improved assessment rules James Wilt In-Depth Bill C-69 emissions environmental law Impact Assessment Act in situ oilsands Nexen Long Lake SAGD oilsands https://thenarwhal.ca/cautionary-tale-oil-rail-lac-megantic-disaster-five-years-later/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:13:39 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8490 In this Q&A we speak with Bruce Campbell, author of a new book on the disaster that transformed a small Quebec town but left Canada’s neglected regulatory system largely unchanged James Wilt In-Depth Corporate Influence Lac Megantic media oil by rail Lac-Megantic fire https://thenarwhal.ca/the-mega-oilsands-pipeline-youve-never-heard-of/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:10:02 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8405 As Canada fights over Trans Mountain, Enbridge’s most expensive project — Line 3 — inches towards completion James Wilt News Enbridge Line 3 pipeline https://thenarwhal.ca/why-californians-worried-about-trans-mountain-pipeline/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:07:31 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8096 Oilsands exports are headed to the Bay Area, where protests are already gearing up James Wilt In-Depth climate change oilsands Phillips 66 Rodeo refinery Trans Mountain Pipeline Protest against Phillips 66 Rodeo refinery expansino https://thenarwhal.ca/what-happens-if-imperial-metals-goes-bankrupt/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:40:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7649 Company’s financial woes raise concerns about the fate of Mount Polley and Red Chris mines James Wilt In-Depth BC Liberals Corporate Influence Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Murray Edwards Tailings dam at the Red Chris mine