The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Alberta suspends at least 19 monitoring requirements in oilsands, citing coronavirus concerns https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-suspends-19-oilsands-environmental-monitoring-requirements-coronavirus-concerns/ Wed, 06 May 2020 01:27:42 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18553 The Alberta Energy Regulator has told companies they can stop some environmental monitoring programs, from groundwater sampling to keeping track of how many birds land in toxic tailings ponds Sharon J. Riley News alberta energy regulator CAPP coronavirus Jason Kenney oilsands Canadian oil lobby’s demands to skip environmental monitoring put public health at risk, experts warn https://thenarwhal.ca/capp-oilsands-trudeau-coronavirus-climate-change-response/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:01:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18316 CAPP asked the federal government to suspend pollution monitoring and methane leak detection — requests that ‘have little to do with the COVID crisis,’ according to critics Ainslie Cruickshank News CAPP climate change coronavirus Indigenous Justin Trudeau oilsands UNDRIP Alberta's oilsands CAPP seeks to limit public involvement in Alberta energy projects: lobbying records https://thenarwhal.ca/capp-seeks-to-limit-public-involvement-in-alberta-energy-projects-lobbying-records/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 21:20:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12349 Documents obtained by The Narwhal reveal numerous recommendations from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to ‘streamline’ the process that allows Albertans to file concerns about proposed energy projects — a move experts say would come ‘at the expense of everyday Albertans’ Sharon J. Riley Investigation CAPP Corporate Influence Democracy oil and gas Daryl Bennett Ontario watchdog urged to investigate political advertising by oilpatch during election campaign https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-watchdog-urged-to-investigate-political-advertising-by-oilpatch-during-election-campaign/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:28:06 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7591 Fatima Syed News CAPP carbon tax climate change Doug Ford Ontario What Canada’s major media are forgetting when they report on oil https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-projections-climate-change/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:51:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7471 Uncritical coverage of industry projections means climate change is left out of the picture David Gray-Donald In-Depth CAPP climate change Corporate Influence media oil and gas B.C. Fracking Inquiry Won’t Address Public Health or Emissions, Government Assures Industry Lobby Group https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-fracking-inquiry-won-t-address-public-health-or-emissions-government-assures-industry-lobby-group/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:21:33 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/03/16/b-c-fracking-inquiry-won-t-address-public-health-or-emissions-government-assures-industry-lobby-group/ Carol Linnitt Investigation News B.C. Ben Parfitt CAPP CCPA fracking health News Oil and Gas Commission public inquiry Strange bedfellows: Greenpeace, CAPP Team Up in Court Case on Alberta’s Abandoned Wells https://thenarwhal.ca/strange-bedfellows-greenpeace-capp-team-court-case-alberta-s-abandoned-wells/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:47:53 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/23/strange-bedfellows-greenpeace-capp-team-court-case-alberta-s-abandoned-wells/ Jimmy Thomson News AER Alberta Canada CAPP Corporate Influence Ecojustice environmental law Government greenpeace News oil and gas How Oil Lobbyists Pressured Canada to Allow Drilling in a Marine Park https://thenarwhal.ca/how-oil-lobbyists-pressured-canada-allow-drilling-marine-park/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:52:53 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/01/22/how-oil-lobbyists-pressured-canada-allow-drilling-marine-park/ James Wilt Investigation CAPP Corporate Influence Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO ExxonMobil Laurentian Channel lobbying marine protected area Nexen Offshore Drilling protected areas Shell Canada Statoil suncor B.C.’s Last Climate ‘Leadership’ Plan Was Written in Big Oil’s Boardroom (Literally) https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-last-climate-leadership-plan-was-written-big-oil-s-boardroom-literally/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/09/18/b-c-s-last-climate-leadership-plan-was-written-big-oil-s-boardroom-literally/ admin In-Depth CAPP CCPA Center Second Christy Clark Climate climate action plan Climate Leadership Team Corporate Mapping Project foi Freedom of Information In-Depth industry consultation Shannon Daub Fossil Fuel Industry Has Lobbied B.C. Government 22,000 Times Since 2010 https://thenarwhal.ca/fossil-fuel-industry-has-lobbied-b-c-government-22-000-times-2010/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:19:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/08/fossil-fuel-industry-has-lobbied-b-c-government-22-000-times-2010/ Carol Linnitt News bc political donations Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives CAPP chevron Corporate Mapping Project encana FortisBC fossil fuel industry lobbying Lobbyists News Nick Graham Right Top Shannon Daub spectra energy Teck Resources transparency BC lobbying Fossil Fuels Christy Clark CAPP Lobbies Government to ‘Recycle’ Carbon Tax Revenues Back to Oil Industry https://thenarwhal.ca/capp-lobbies-government-recycle-carbon-tax-revenues-back-oil-industry/ Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:58:26 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/01/capp-lobbies-government-recycle-carbon-tax-revenues-back-oil-industry/ Carol Linnitt News Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers CAPP climate change greenhouse gas emissions Greenpeace Canada Keith Stewart lobbying Lobbyists methane regulations News oil and gas emissions