James Wilt
Reporter
@james_m_wilt James Wilt is a freelance journalist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a journalism degree from Mount Royal University in Calgary. He regularly contributes to The Narwhal, and has also written for VICE Canada, National Observer, CBC Calgary, Alberta Oil, Canadian Dimension and Briarpatch. His work for The Narwhal often focuses on oilsands, climate policy and fossil fuel infrastructure.
Stories by James Wilt
How to Fix the National Energy Board, Canada’s ‘Captured Regulator’
6 min. readThe National Energy Board (NEB) is a “captured regulator” that has “lost touch with what...
Six Handy Facts About Alberta’s Coal Phase-Out
Alberta’s decision to phase out coal-fired power by 2030 represents a big shift (coal currently...
Groups Call for Overhaul of Energy East Review Due To ‘Apprehension of Bias’
On January 9, the National Energy Board (NEB) finally announced the new panel members that...
How the Spectre of Oil Trains is Deceptively Used to Push Pipelines
Either support new pipelines or your community will be incinerated by an oil-carrying train. It...
How Saskatchewan is Driving Small Wind Producers Out of the Market
It would have been the first 100 per cent community-owned renewable power project in North...
Five Handy Facts About Alberta’s New Carbon Tax
As of January 1, 2017, Alberta’s carbon tax has officially arrived. And, as expected, there’s...
What’s Missing in Media Coverage of Canada’s Pipeline Debate
If you read any commentary in the wake of Trudeau’s pipeline approvals, you might have...
The Carbon Offset Question: Will Canada Buy its Way to the Climate Finish Line?
On Dec. 9, after much deliberation and political theatre, the federal government, eight provinces and...
Can Trudeau Possibly Square New Pipelines with the Paris Agreement?
On Nov. 29, the federal government granted conditional approvals for the twinning of Kinder Morgan’s...
