The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Fracking-induced earthquakes prompt call for buffer zones around Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/fracking-induced-earthquakes-buffer-zones-site-c-dam/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:54:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10539 In November, two wells being fracked caused an earthquake so severe it halted construction at Site C, 20 kilometres away. The incident is prompting locals to question how B.C. regulates the region’s abundant oil and gas activity near schools, hospitals and farms Ben Parfitt Investigation BC Hydro earthquakes fracking Site C dam Jim Stratsky fracking earthquakes Coalition Calls for Public Inquiry Into B.C. Fracking https://thenarwhal.ca/coalition-calls-public-inquiry-b-c-fracking/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:30:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/06/coalition-calls-public-inquiry-b-c-fracking/ Judith Lavoie News BC hydraulic fracturing bc ndp Ben Parfitt david suzuki foundation earthquakes fracking John Horgan methane Michelle Mungall News unauthorized dams water First Nations Bear Brunt of B.C.’s Sprawling Fracking Operations: New Report https://thenarwhal.ca/first-nations-bear-brunt-b-c-s-sprawling-fracking-operations-new-report/ Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:05:14 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/04/first-nations-bear-brunt-b-c-s-sprawling-fracking-operations-new-report/ Judith Lavoie News B.C. Ben Parfitt Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives earthquakes first nations fracking Indigenous peoples News traditional territory water Fracking Fluid Caused Months-Long Earthquake Events In Alberta: New Study https://thenarwhal.ca/fracking-fluid-caused-months-long-earthquake-events-alberta-new-study/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 01:07:51 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/11/18/fracking-fluid-caused-months-long-earthquake-events-alberta-new-study/ James Wilt News earthquakes fracking hydraulic fracturing LNG natural gas News Science university of calgary 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 Big Dams and a Big Fracking Problem in B.C.’s Energy-rich Peace River Region https://thenarwhal.ca/big-dams-and-big-fracking-problem-b-c-s-energy-rich-peace-river-region/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:30:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/16/big-dams-and-big-fracking-problem-b-c-s-energy-rich-peace-river-region/ Ben Parfitt In-Depth B.C. BC Hydro Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Canadian Energy Partners Center Top coal bed methane earthquakes fracking GeoMet hydro dams In-Depth Peace Canyon dam Site C dam TransAlta WAC Bennett Dam Weaver Calls for B.C. Moratorium After Study Links Fracking, Earthquakes https://thenarwhal.ca/weaver-calls-b-c-moratorium-after-study-links-fracking-earthquakes/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:42:56 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/30/weaver-calls-b-c-moratorium-after-study-links-fracking-earthquakes/ Carol Linnitt News Alberta andrew weaver B.C. earthquakes Fox Creek fracking hydraulic fracturing induced earthquakes Moratorium News Seismic activity Study Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/study-fracking-not-just-fracking-waste-injection-earthquakes/ Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:21:39 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/29/study-fracking-not-just-fracking-waste-injection-earthquakes/ admin Alaska Gas Project Center Top earthquakes fracked gas Fracked Oil fracking Fracking Waste Injection hydraulic fracturing natural gas oil Seismological Research Letters shale gas shale oil unconventional gas unconventional oil Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Andrew Nikiforuk’s Latest on the Fracking Craze should be Required Reading for MLAs https://thenarwhal.ca/andrew-nikiforuk-s-latest-fracking-craze-should-be-required-reading-mlas/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:38:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/10/15/andrew-nikiforuk-s-latest-fracking-craze-should-be-required-reading-mlas/ admin Alberta Andrew Nikiforuk B.C. book Canada Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives drinking water earthquakes encana fire water fracking gas leaks Jessica Ernst methane natural gas Rosebud Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider's Stand Against the World's Most Powerful Industry Contaminated Water, Land Damage, and Earthquakes: The Legacy of Waste Injection Wells https://thenarwhal.ca/contaminated-water-land-damage-and-earthquakes-legacy-disposal-well/ Thu, 04 Jul 2013 17:12:54 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/07/04/contaminated-water-land-damage-and-earthquakes-legacy-disposal-well/ Elizabeth Hand BC fracking Contaminated water earthquakes Environment Canada EPA GAO Injection Wells ProPublica Science