The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Newfoundland’s carbon tax gives ‘free pass’ to offshore oil industry https://thenarwhal.ca/newfoundlands-carbon-tax-gives-free-pass-offshore-oil-industry/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:59:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8849 The province is planning to double oil production in the next decade — undermining the point of a price on carbon and making a risky bet on an industry in decline Drew Brown In-Depth carbon tax climate change Dwight Ball Hibernia Muskrat Falls Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil and gas Offshore oil rig China Investment Treaty “a Straitjacket” for Canada: Exclusive Interview with Trade Investment Expert Gus Van Harten https://thenarwhal.ca/china-canada-investment-treaty-designed-be-straight-jacket-canada-exclusive-interview-trade-investment-lawyer-gus-van/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:23:50 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2012/10/17/china-canada-investment-treaty-designed-be-straight-jacket-canada-exclusive-interview-trade-investment-lawyer-gus-van/ Carol Linnitt Canada-China Investment Deal China-Canada Investment Treaty climate change CNOOC environmental assessment environmental regulation environmental review exxon federal review FIPA Foreign Investment Protection Agreement Gus Van Harten Harper Government Hibernia international arbitration international tribunal Interview Leadnow NAFTA Nexen Northern Gateway Pipeline oil sands Osgoode Law School pollution Q & A regulation Romania secrecy sovereignty Stephen Harper SumofUs tar sands