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 A Canadian Mining Company Is Suing Romania for $4.4 Billion
6 min. readCanadian mining company Gabriel Resources is suing Romania for $4.4 billion through a secretive tribunal...
Will Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Oilsands Pipeline Become the Standing Rock of the North?
The battle against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline could lead to the next Standing...
Five Things We Learned from the Damning Report on the University of Calgary’s Connections with Enbridge
Senior administrators at the University of Calgary suppressed academic freedom and failed to address glaring...
How Oil Hijacked Alberta’s Politics: Behind the Curtain With Former Liberal Leader Kevin Taft
For decades, Kevin Taft has served as a thorn in the side of Alberta’s provincial...
Five Things You Need to Know About the Cancellation of the Energy East Oilsands Pipeline
TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline is officially dead. Announced via press release on Thursday, the news...
Four’s Company: Where NDP Leadership Candidates Stand on Energy and Climate Policy
It feels like an eternity since federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair received the boot from...
Norway’s Oil Savings Just Hit $1 Trillion. Alberta Has $17 Billion. What Gives?
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund just hit a grand total of US $1 trillion dollars. Just...
What Canada Needs to Do Now (But Isn’t) to Prevent the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
With devastating hurricanes hitting the Caribbean islands and southern United States, massive wildfires displacing thousands...
Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars?
The race is on for electric vehicle supremacy. Last week, China — the world’s second...
