https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-pipelines-financing-iisd-2021/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 04:01:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=30972 A new report finds Canadian governments have provided billions to support pipelines — none of which have been completed to date — even as experts worry pipelines themselves undermine progress on climate goals Sharon J. Riley News Alberta Coastal GasLink pipeline federal politics keystone xl pipeline oilsands Trans Mountain Pipeline Photo: Chris Schwarz / Government of Alberta / Flickr Alberta Premier Jason Kenney greets workers in Oyen, Alta, in July 2020 after announcing the provincial government's financial support of Keystone XL. https://thenarwhal.ca/biden-us-election-climate-change-canada/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:04:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23468 The president-elect’s promise to ramp up U.S. climate leadership will have far-reaching consequences, not just for the Keystone XL pipeline and the oilsands, but for Canada’s fledgling green economy Ainslie Cruickshank News ANWR climate change Donald Trump federal politics Joe Biden keystone xl pipeline oilsands Paris Agreement Joe Biden climate change remarks https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-alberta-oil-and-gas-sector-risks-coronavirus-canadian-economy/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:26:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=17959 The province’s economic crisis started before the coronavirus pandemic — and bailout proposals on the table now would do little to protect Albertans from future shocks admin Opinion alberta oil coronavirus Jason Kenney keystone xl pipeline oilsands renewable energy https://thenarwhal.ca/10-things-you-need-to-know-as-a-barrel-of-alberta-oil-is-valued-at-less-than-a-bottle-of-maple-syrup/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:02:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=17658 As fears intensify that the benchmark price for Alberta’s oilsands crude could drop below zero, we dig into what’s behind the crash, the phenomenon of ‘homeless crude’ and why new pipelines ultimately won’t solve the problem Sharon J. Riley Explainer alberta oil keystone xl pipeline low oil prices oil crash oil price oilsands pipelines Alberta oil prices covid coronavirus https://thenarwhal.ca/low-oil-prices-high-oilsands-emissions-should-influence-keystone-xl-decision-epa/ Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:17:56 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/02/04/low-oil-prices-high-oilsands-emissions-should-influence-keystone-xl-decision-epa/ Carol Linnitt bitumen climate change emissions EPA global warming harper keystone xl pipeline Letter obama oil spills oilsands pipelines Rail regulation spills State Department tar sands https://thenarwhal.ca/2015-big-year-climate-change/ Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/01/02/2015-big-year-climate-change/ admin climate 2015 James Inhofe keystone xl pipeline Peabody Energy UN paris climate negotiations https://thenarwhal.ca/justin-trudeau-contracts-zombie-virus/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:30:37 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/10/29/justin-trudeau-contracts-zombie-virus/ admin climate change Justin Trudeau keystone xl pipeline oil lobby zombie pipelines zombie https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-energy-minister-denies-withholding-pipeline-safety-report/ Wed, 08 May 2013 21:20:41 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/05/08/alberta-energy-minister-denies-withholding-pipeline-safety-report/ Erin Flegg Ken Hughes keystone xl pipeline pipeline review Rachel Notley tar sands https://thenarwhal.ca/cooperation-climate-threat-canadian-sovereignty-says-transcanada/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:50:42 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/04/26/cooperation-climate-threat-canadian-sovereignty-says-transcanada/ Erika Thorkelson Canadian Sovereignty Climate keystone xl pipeline pipelines TransCanada https://thenarwhal.ca/john-baird-john-kerry-keystone-xl-climate-change/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:04:16 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/02/08/john-baird-john-kerry-keystone-xl-climate-change/ admin Opinion Government John Baird John Kerry keystone xl pipeline Opinion tar sands https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-change-international-coal-hiding-tar-sands/ Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:52:27 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/01/22/oil-change-international-coal-hiding-tar-sands/ Carol Linnitt American Petroleum Institute bitumen emissions keystone xl pipeline obama oil change international oilsands petcoke petroleum coke refineries tar sands TransCanada