https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/woodfibre-lng-climate-west-vancouver-sea-to-sky-green-party/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:39:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23254 West Vancouver-Sea to Sky includes Whistler’s famous ski slopes, threatened old-growth forests and an inlet still recovering from a history of industrial pollution Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. B.C. election 2020 climate change LNG Woodfibre LNG West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding Green Party Deb Rousseau https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-results-2020-ndp-majority-climate-environment/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 05:43:18 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23160 The B.C. NDP victory comes amid lingering questions about the fate of the Site C dam and whether the province will be able to meet its climate targets Arik Ligeti News B.C. B.C. election 2020 CleanBC Endangered Species forestry John Horgan LNG Site C dam John Horgan BC NDP https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-2020-mining-reforms/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:49:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23113 Survey also shows majority of British Columbians want government to create more protected areas with Indigenous Peoples — even if that means less mining and logging. Here’s where the three parties stand Matt Simmons News B.C. election 2020 mining water wildlife Tulsequah Chief mine Colin Arisman The Narwhal. Become our mining reporter https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-2020-young-voters/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:13:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23105 As industrial projects in the province push ahead, four young climate leaders say politicians need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean energy Nicole Gonzalez Filos Profile B.C. election 2020 climate change coronavirus fracking LNG Site C dam solutions Climate strike https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-geotechnical-problems-bc-government-foi-docs/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:48:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23048 Stability of the dam found to be a 'significant risk' in May 2019, more than a year before information about deepening geotechnical problems and escalating costs were shared with the public Sarah Cox Investigation B.C. B.C. election 2020 BC Hydro electricity foi hydro Peace River Site C dam Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-2020-northwest-bc-environmental-issues/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:01:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23009 Climate change, forestry, mining and LNG development in the region affect people across the province Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. B.C. election 2020 climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline forestry Indigenous LNG LNG Canada mining RCMP Unist'ot'en camp arrests red dresses Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-climate-change-challenge/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:29:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23013 The province's emissions are proof that our leaders need a wartime approach to tackle the climate emergency Seth Klein Opinion B.C. election 2020 climate change LNG Cabin gas plant B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-2020-platforms-environment-climate/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:28:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22997 As Sonia Furstenau's Greens pledge to end oil and gas subsidies and Andrew Wilkinson's BC Liberals promise to expand LNG, John Horgan's NDP sticks to the middle road Ainslie Cruickshank Explainer B.C. B.C. election 2020 climate change Indigenous LNG Site C dam B.C. election 2020 parties on environment climate https://thenarwhal.ca/scrapping-bc-site-c-dam-save-116-million-economist/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:02:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22947 Serious geotechnical issues and the project's escalating cost make the dam uneconomical, according to two new reports that call for the newly elected government to cancel it immediately Sarah Cox News B.C. B.C. election 2020 BC Hydro clean energy Site C dam water Joining Nweeia in the research effort are Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, the founder and CEO of the Ugandan nonprofit, Conservation Through Public Health, and Harris Lewin, a professor at the University of California, Davis. Lewin served as lead author of an August publication from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that identified several species that could be at higher risk of infection because SARS-CoV-2 can bind more easily to certain receptors they possess. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-old-growth-logging-endangered-caribou-habitat/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:57:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22739 The dozen planned cutblocks in the Kootenays will destroy critical habitat for the caribou herd said to have the best chance of survival in the region Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. B.C. election 2020 caribou Endangered Species Indigenous Indigenous protected areas Kaska Dena Indigenous Protected Area protected areas wildlife Logging road, Argonaut Creek https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-ndp-environmental-promises/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:07:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22383 The NDP rose to power in 2017 vowing to take action on climate change, old-growth logging, the Trans Mountain pipeline, endangered species and more. Three years in, The Narwhal examines how the government has fared on the environment Sarah Cox Explainer B.C. B.C. election 2020 carbon tax climate change Democracy Endangered Species environmental law forestry fracking Indigenous LNG LNG Canada logging old-growth forest political donations renewable energy salmon salmon farming Site C dam Trans Mountain Pipeline trophy hunting UNDRIP water wildlife John Horgan