The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 What we’re reading: The Narwhal’s 2025 book list https://thenarwhal.ca/the-narwhal-book-list-2025/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:01:47 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=151620 As the year comes to a close, we reflect on some of the books we read this year that reflected our work or changed the way we thought about it The Narwhal Inside The Narwhal agriculture forestry wildlife Photo illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A collage of eight book covers over a blurred background of bookshelves ‘We must protect our water’: B.C. ranchers wage battle over radioactive fracking waste https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-fracking-agricultural-land-radioactive-waste/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 17:35:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=24221 As natural gas operations continue to encroach on farms and ranches in the province’s energy-rich northeast, concerns are building over the threat radioactive waste poses to clean water Ben Parfitt On the ground agriculture B.C. fracking hazardous waste natural gas water Hans Kirschbaum, reporter Ben Parfitt and Anja Hutgens at a C-ring Alberta ranchers fear loss of grazing lands due to proposed coal mine https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ranchers-grazing-lands-coal-mines/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:02:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22730 Public use of previously protected lands and water quality of Oldman River threatened after Alberta rescinds 44-year-old coal policy, just as the Grassy Mountain Coal Project moves through application process Piper Whelan In-Depth agriculture Alberta Alberta coal mining cattle coal grasslands mining ranching John Smith Livingston Range Another ‘harvest from hell’: Canada’s farmers forced to acclimatize to weird weather https://thenarwhal.ca/another-harvest-from-hell-canadas-farmers-forced-to-acclimatize-to-weird-weather/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:42:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15576 Several rural counties have declared local agricultural emergencies year after year, as farmers are increasingly reacting to — and preparing for — a new climate reality Sharon J. Riley In-Depth agriculture climate change farming Farmer inspecting canola crop David Suzuki: How Do We Feed Humanity in a Warming World? https://thenarwhal.ca/david-suzuki-how-do-we-feed-humanity-warming-world/ Thu, 26 May 2016 20:58:13 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/26/david-suzuki-how-do-we-feed-humanity-warming-world/ David Suzuki Opinion agriculture agroecology Climate climate change environment GMOs industrial agriculture livestock meat Naomi Klein Opinion Eating Less Meat Will Reduce Earth’s Heat https://thenarwhal.ca/eating-less-meat-will-reduce-earth-s-heat/ Tue, 17 May 2016 23:50:12 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/17/eating-less-meat-will-reduce-earth-s-heat/ David Suzuki Opinion agriculture Climate cowspiracy livestock meat methane Opinion vegan vegetarian Think 2015 Was Hot and Weird? Get Ready for Worse, Experts Say https://thenarwhal.ca/think-2015-was-hot-and-weird-get-ready-worse-experts-say/ Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:06:35 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/18/think-2015-was-hot-and-weird-get-ready-worse-experts-say/ Judith Lavoie News agriculture B.C. Climate climate change Ideafest Kim Hyatt News Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions salmon Sybil Seitzinger Trevor Murdock University of Victoria Impact of Site C Dam on B.C. Farmland Far More Dire Than Reported, Local Farmers Show https://thenarwhal.ca/impact-site-c-dam-b-c-farmland-far-more-dire-reported-local-farmers-show/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:43:22 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/01/07/impact-site-c-dam-b-c-farmland-far-more-dire-reported-local-farmers-show/ Sarah Cox News agriculture BC Hydro flooding food security impact stability zone Peace River Valley Site C Site C dam sloughing Peace Valley farmer Ken Boon and his wife Arlene lost most of their third generation family farm when the B.C. government expropriated it for the Site C dam. Agriculture, not Energy, Will Fuel Canada’s Economy in Coming Decades: Experts https://thenarwhal.ca/agriculture-not-energy-will-fuel-canada-s-economy-coming-decades-experts/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:57:36 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/07/29/agriculture-not-energy-will-fuel-canada-s-economy-coming-decades-experts/ James Wilt agriculture alternative energy Canada Climate climate change corn drought Economy energy sector farming fossil fuels General Jeff Rubin John Parkins local energy local food oilsands Rod MacRae soy tar sands The Carbon Bubble Food Security a Link Between Lower Mainland and B.C’s North in Fight Against Site C https://thenarwhal.ca/food-security-link-lower-mainland-north-fight-against-site-c/ Wed, 10 Sep 2014 02:31:07 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/09/10/food-security-link-lower-mainland-north-fight-against-site-c/ Erin Flegg agriculture BC Utilities Commission Bill Bennett Bread Basket food security Natural Resources Peace River Site C What Does Climate Adaptation Actually Look Like? Check Out This Awesome New Infographic Series from Cambridge https://thenarwhal.ca/what-does-climate-adaptation-actually-look-check-out-awesome-new-infographic-series-cambridge/ Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:23:32 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/09/05/what-does-climate-adaptation-actually-look-check-out-awesome-new-infographic-series-cambridge/ Chris Rose adaptation agriculture Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership Cambridge University Carbon Climate climate change emissions european climate foundation Judge Business School mitigation