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
Why the ‘We’re All Responsible’ Line is a Climate Change Cop-Out
6 min. readTo no one’s surprise, there’s been an awfully wide range of responses to what caused...
Why is the Mining Industry on a Federal Lobbying Spree?
Canadian mining companies are desperate. That’s about the only possible conclusion to be drawn after...
Lone Pine, Company Suing Canada Over Quebec’s Fracking Ban, Aggressively Lobbying in Ottawa
In April and May alone, Lone Pine Resources Inc. — the oil and gas company...
Saskatchewan Government Dubs Climate Change ‘Misguided Dogma’ in Throne Speech
It might not have packed quite the same visual punch as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...
Think Facts Matter? Try Attending a Friends of Science Event Headlined by Ezra Levant
We’re only a minute into watching a brief low-budget video — one that begins by...
What if We Could Map All the Fossil Fuel Corporate Powers in Canada? These Researchers Are Trying
We’ve all seen a chart like it: logos of corporations connected by thin lines to...
Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Lobby Hard As Feds Change Tune on Pipelines
It’s been a month of mostly good news for Enbridge and Kinder Morgan, the two...
Orange Crushed: Have the Alberta NDP Lost Their Way?
Exactly a year has passed since the centre-left New Democratic Party (NDP) rolled to a...
Vancouver Port Regulator Under Conflict of Interest Fire Over Coal Lobby Membership
With news of the Port of Vancouver ruffling the feathers of the federal government by...
