The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Canada Pension Plan investments rely on oil and gas companies overshooting climate targets, new report reveals https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-pension-plan-investments-rely-on-oil-and-gas-companies-overshooting-climate-targets-new-report-reveals/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:59:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15155 The investment board responsible for managing a staggering $400 billion in Canadian pensions contains directors of oil and gas companies and may be putting the financial future of public investments at risk in a carbon-constrained future Judith Lavoie News Canadian Pension Plan Climate Corporate Influence Corporate Mapping Project ‘Deep state’ lobbying a growing tactic of fossil fuel industry, report finds https://thenarwhal.ca/deep-state-lobbying-a-growing-tactic-of-fossil-fuel-industry-report-finds/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:33:27 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14984 Since Justin Trudeau’s government took power in 2015, lobbyists in Ottawa have focused more attention on the nation’s bureaucrats, rather than elected office holders, representing what one researcher is calling a troubling 'fusion of private interest and public bodies' Sharon J. Riley News CCPA Corporate Influence Corporate Mapping Project Democracy lobbying Corporate Mapping Project Deep State Lobbying Canada ‘Only reason we exist’: why an energy transition is hard to fathom in parts of Alberta https://thenarwhal.ca/only-reason-we-exist-why-energy-transition-hard-fathom-parts-alberta/ Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:50:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13983 The Municipal District of Greenview received $77 million in taxes and fees from oil and gas companies in 2018 — more than any other municipal district in the province. The Narwhal visited two towns in the region to learn more about life in communities whose fortunes are deeply intertwined with the oil and gas industry Sharon J. Riley On the ground climate change Corporate Influence Corporate Mapping Project Fox Creek fracking oil and gas royalties Valleyview water Amber Bracken Valleyview Alberta Fox Creek 10 Handy Facts About Canadian Energy that You Actually Probably Want to Know https://thenarwhal.ca/10-handy-facts-about-canadian-energy-you-actually-probably-want-know/ Tue, 01 May 2018 15:01:31 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/10-handy-facts-about-canadian-energy-you-actually-probably-want-know/ James Wilt Explainer Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Canadian energy CCPA climate change Corporate Influence Corporate Mapping Project David Hughes Energy energy consumption In-Depth jobs oilsands Parkland Institute renewable energy 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 Teck Mining Lobbyist’s Donation to BC Liberals ‘Listed in Error,’ Company Says https://thenarwhal.ca/teck-mining-lobbyist-s-donation-bc-liberals-listed-error-company-says/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:27:10 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/13/teck-mining-lobbyist-s-donation-bc-liberals-listed-error-company-says/ Carol Linnitt In-Depth BC Liberals Center Second Corporate Mapping Project Fossil Fuel In-Depth Lobbyists Nick Graham political donations Teck Resources 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 What if We Could Map All the Fossil Fuel Corporate Powers in Canada? These Researchers Are Trying https://thenarwhal.ca/what-if-we-could-map-all-fossil-fuel-corporate-powers-canada-these-researchers-are-trying/ Fri, 13 May 2016 19:09:31 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/13/what-if-we-could-map-all-fossil-fuel-corporate-powers-canada-these-researchers-are-trying/ James Wilt In-Depth Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Corporate Mapping Project corporate power Fossil Fuel In-Depth Shannon Daub Society uvic William Carroll