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
3% of the World’s Endangered Right Whales Died This Summer, Mostly in Canada’s Unprotected Waters
6 min. readThe summer of 2017 was an extraordinarily deadly one for North Atlantic right whales, a...
Canada Has Three Years to Increase Protected Areas by 60% And, Um, It’s Not Going to Be Easy
In less than three years, Canada has to increase the amount of land and inland...
What You Need to Know About NAFTA’s Investigation into Oilsands Tailings Leaks
For years environmental organizations have called on the federal government to do something about the...
Canada in Hot Seat for Resource Policies at UN Racial Discrimination Hearing
Indigenous leaders from northern British Columbia are calling on the UN to investigate whether ongoing...
Where On Earth Is Manitoba’s Climate Plan?
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Premier Brian Pallister initially seemed very serious about confronting greenhouse gas emissions...
Indigenous Law Legend Thomas Berger To Lead B.C. Into Trans Mountain Pipeline Battle
The new B.C. NDP government has officially taken its first major step in attempting to...
Five Ways Alberta Can Raise the Bar on Methane Regulations
Environmental organizations, labour groups and technology companies are calling on Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to...
10 Things Albertans Might Actually Like About Their Carbon Tax
It’s been a full six months since Alberta introduced its economy-wide carbon levy and the...
Industry Sways Feds to Allow Offshore Drilling in Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area
If an ocean valley becomes federally protected but seismic work and offshore drilling is allowed...
