The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Inside BC Hydro’s lost battle to protect major hydro dams from fracking earthquakes https://thenarwhal.ca/inside-bc-hydros-lost-battle-to-protect-major-hydro-dams-from-fracking-earthquakes/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:27:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16346 A significant shake near the Site C dam in 2018 seemed like reason enough to reconsider the close proximity of fracking and disposal well operations near major hydro infrastructure. But documents released through a freedom of information request show BC Hydro failed to convince B.C.’s oil and gas regulator to impose outright bans on such activities close to its Peace Canyon and Site C dams Ben Parfitt Investigation BC Hydro BCOGC fracking LNG Peace Canyon dam Site C dam WAC Bennett Dam Peace Canyon Dam BC Jayce Hawkins The Narwhal Fracking Company Ordered to Drain Two Unauthorized Dams in B.C.’s Northeast https://thenarwhal.ca/fracking-company-ordered-drain-two-unauthorized-dams-b-c-s-northeast/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:12:32 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/10/fracking-company-ordered-drain-two-unauthorized-dams-b-c-s-northeast/ Ben Parfitt In-Depth B.C. BC Environmental Assessment Office BCOGC Ben Parfitt Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives EAO fracking In-Depth Lily Dam Progress Energy Town Dam unauthorized dams B.C.’s Pipeline Incident Map Has Been Quietly Offline for Over a Month https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-pipeline-incident-map-has-been-quietly-offline-over-month/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:05:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/13/b-c-s-pipeline-incident-map-has-been-quietly-offline-over-month/ Carol Linnitt News accidents BC Oil and Gas Commission BCOGC News pipeline incident map pipelines spills Fracking, Earthquakes and Hydro Dams? Don’t Worry, We Have an Understanding. https://thenarwhal.ca/fracking-earthquakes-and-hydro-dams-don-t-worry-we-have-understanding/ Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:25:02 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/17/fracking-earthquakes-and-hydro-dams-don-t-worry-we-have-understanding/ Ben Parfitt In-Depth BC Hydro BCOGC earthquakes fracking hydro dams In-Depth LNG Site C TransAlta Toxic Landslides Polluting Peace River Raise Alarms About Fracking, Site C https://thenarwhal.ca/toxic-landslides-polluting-peace-river-raise-alarms-about-fracking-site-c/ Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:39:34 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/08/toxic-landslides-polluting-peace-river-raise-alarms-about-fracking-site-c/ Ben Parfitt In-Depth BC Hydro BCOGC Center Second Dan Walker fracking Gilles Wendling In-Depth landslide methylmercury Oil and Gas Commission Peace River Petronas polution Progress Energy Site C Site C dam Talisman W.A.C. Bennett Dam BC Regulator Sued for Water Act Violations Related to Fracking Industry https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-regulator-sued-water-act-violations-fracking-industry/ Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:31:44 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/11/30/bc-regulator-sued-water-act-violations-fracking-industry/ Tim McSorley B.C. BCOGC Christy Clark Ecojustice encana fracking water