https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-battery-meaford-georgian-bay/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=93540 Pumping water in and out of a National Defence site in Meaford could be a win for clean energy. Locals are wary of TC Energy’s track record — and the buried weapons putting soil, water and wildlife at risk Fatima Syed On the ground clean energy Coastal GasLink pipeline Corporate Influence Endangered Species freshwater Great Lakes Indigenous Rights Ontario renewable energy TC Energy Cottages and forest along Georgian Beach south of the location of the proposed TC Energy Pumped Storage Project in Meaford, Ontario https://thenarwhal.ca/winnipeg-roadmap-net-zero/ Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=55300 In order to decarbonize by 2050, Manitoba’s capital needs to make big changes. A brand new roadmap lays out the path — now it’s up to the city to see it through Julia-Simone Rutgers Explainer clean energy climate change Manitoba natural gas Photo: Brydon McCluskey / Unsplash green trees near city buildings and sign that reads Winnipeg during daytime https://thenarwhal.ca/fact-check-ontario-steel/ Sun, 05 Jun 2022 18:20:03 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=52625 The steel industry is the province’s largest source of emissions. The benefits of weaning it off coal would be even bigger than the premier has stated Fatima Syed News clean energy coal Ontario Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal Steam rises from the Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., seen at night from across a river as snow blankets the ground. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-clean-energy-lng-poll/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:44:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25670 While the province doubles down on investments in the liquefied natural gas industry, countries around the globe are committing to net-zero emissions Matt Simmons News B.C. clean energy LNG aerial faraway view of Oil and Gas Development. Farmington Area. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-efficiency-report-2020/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:35:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=24386 Province’s innovative building code and commitment to electric vehicles earned it points, while Site C dam and lack of Indigenous programs cost it Matt Simmons News B.C. clean energy Downtown Vancouver at night. 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. 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