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
B.C. Climate Plan Subsidizes Fossil Fuels (Yes, You Read That Correctly)
6 min. readThe B.C. government has quietly slipped subsidies for the natural gas sector into its climate...
Geothermal Picks Up Steam With Alberta Proposal to Retrofit Abandoned Oil Wells
It’s been an awfully rough year for Alberta, with the resource-rich province currently grappling with...
Why Trudeau Should Call Off the Reviews of Trans Mountain and Energy East
The National Energy Board is fundamentally broken. That was a point repeatedly highlighted by Prime...
Eleven Organizations Call on Federal Government For New Energy Efficiency Standards
Thicker insulation may not be the first thing one imagines as a top solution to...
Kinder Morgan Review Panel Slammed for Perceived Conflict of Interest
Restoring oversight. Meaningful participation. Rebuilding trust. Such phrases sounded just so good when the federal...
Husky Energy Spill in Saskatchewan Exposes Major Flaws in Pipeline Monitoring and Cleanup
It’s been a full 10 days since a Husky Energy pipeline spewed 250,000 litres of...
Sinking Tarballs, Whale Collisions: Potential Impacts of Energy East on the U.S. Coast Detailed in New Report
You know you’ve got the attention of the fossil fuel industry when the Financial Post’s...
Hawaii Utilities Commission Shoots Down Plan To Import LNG from B.C.
Count on Hawaii — tied for No. 1 as the the state with the highest...
‘Secret Lobbying is Legal’ if You Know Which Loopholes to Exploit, Says Democracy Watchdog
Enough isn’t being done to ensure companies are following Canada’s weak lobbying and disclosure rules,...
