https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/enbridge-gas-waterloo-ontario-energy-board/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:45:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152154 The fossil fuel giant says its agreement to build pipelines without paying for the right of way ‘works for communities,’ as it faces two municipalities refusing to renew Fatima Syed News Enbridge Fossil Fuel Subsidies oil and gas Ontario Photo: Photawa / iStock A bay of Enbridge Gas meters connected to a series of yellow pipes in front of a brown wall. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbridge-gas-pipelines-land/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=151257 Both municipalities are holding out on renewing contracts that give Enbridge Gas free access underground. Toronto and Ottawa are also pushing back Fatima Syed In-Depth Enbridge Fossil Fuel Subsidies Ontario Photo: Katherine Cheng / The Narwhal An aerial view of an intersection with cars driving across it. https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-energy-board-enbridge-docs/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:09:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=104528 When the Ontario Energy Board said Enbridge Gas and developers should pay for new fossil fuel connections, the province's rebuke focused on housing costs. Internal documents show other priorities were at play Fatima Syed News climate change Corporate Influence democracy FOI Enbridge Fossil Fuel Subsidies natural gas oil and gas Ontario renewable energy Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal Subdivisions near Bradford-West Gwilimbury, Ont., are photographed on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. https://thenarwhal.ca/cnrl-cenovus-oil-cleanup-subsidies/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=71084 The federal government funded the Site Rehabilitation Program to kickstart work and tackle a massive liability backlog Drew Anderson News Alberta contaminated sites Fossil Fuel Subsidies oil and gas Photo: Justin Trudeau / Flickr Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau https://thenarwhal.ca/pathways-alliance-carbon-capture/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=70276 An alliance of fossil fuel companies says it wants to achieve net-zero emissions from oilsands operations by 2050. Critics say the pledge is just another greenwashing tactic Carl Meyer Analysis Alberta climate change Corporate Influence federal politics Fossil Fuel Subsidies greenwashing oil and gas oilsands Pathways Alliance Image prompt in Midjourney by Shawn Parkinson Three illustrated futuristic-looking industrial facilities set against a cloudy sky. The images were made by Midjourney AI. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-bc-lng/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:55:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=70015 Alberta’s energy war room campaign to promote the carbon-intensive LNG industry comes as B.C. admits it will miss emissions targets, even without accounting for new LNG Sarah Cox In-Depth Alberta B.C. Danielle Smith Fossil Fuel Subsidies LNG oil and gas Photo: LNG Canada LNG Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/capp-oil-lobbying-alberta-government/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=66423 In closed-door meetings with Alberta officials, lobbyists repackaged long-standing requests — on everything from wetland programs to tailings ponds monitoring to public consultation — as COVID-19 relief measures Carl Meyer and Drew Anderson Investigation Alberta climate change coronavirus Corporate Influence Democracy environmental law foi Fossil Fuel Subsidies Indigenous Rights oil and gas oilsands tailings ponds Illustration: Jarett Sitter / The Narwhal Illustration of lobbyists handing a list of requests to former Alberta premier Jason Kenney, with file called "CAPP 132" https://thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-jason-kenney/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:59:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=62171 A few days after announcing his departure from then-premier Jason Kenney's office, political staffer Brock Harrison announced he was moving to a new job with TC Energy Carl Meyer In-Depth Alberta B.C. climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline Corporate Influence Democracy Fossil Fuel Subsidies Manitoba natural gas oil and gas oilsands Saskatchewan Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A series of white painted pipes and other oil and gas infrastructure is set against a landscape of brownish ground and dull blue sky. https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-denial-oilsands-petroleum-papers/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=59170 New book, The Petroleum Papers: Inside The Far Right Conspiracy To Cover Up Climate Change, traces the oil and gas industry’s pursuit of profits in the face of scientific warnings Carl Meyer News climate change Corporate Influence Fossil Fuel Subsidies oilsands royalties Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Suncor's Edmonton refinery at sunset. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-tc-energy-kxl-delaware/ Tue, 03 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=49543 To prop up pipeline giant TC Energy, Jason Kenney’s government set up numbered companies in Delaware. Here’s what the companies are doing now Carl Meyer In-Depth Alberta climate change Corporate Influence Democracy Fossil Fuel Subsidies oil and gas oilsands Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Birds fly over pipelines and terminals outside Hardisty Alberta. https://thenarwhal.ca/carbon-capture-credit-ipcc/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=48659 Critics argue the technology is expensive and ineffective, but even the UN says it’s necessary for any hope at a zero-emissions future Drew Anderson News Alberta climate change federal politics Fossil Fuel Subsidies oil and gas oilsands renewable energy Photo: Adam Scotti / Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at COP26, the UN climate talks in Glasgow.