https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/muskrat-falls-hydro-dam-trudeau-bailout/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:47:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=32552 Ahead of a likely federal election, the Liberals committed to covering the vast majority of cost overruns for the controversial $13.1 billion megaproject, which has faced staunch opposition from local Indigenous communities and environmental organizations John Woodside News Indigenous Muskrat Falls Newfoundland and Labrador Photo: Nalcor Energy muskrat falls dam at night https://thenarwhal.ca/projects-of-death-impact-of-hydro-dams-on-environment-indigenous-communities-highlighted-at-winnipeg-conference/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:20:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15164 Hundreds of individuals from all over the world gathered to discuss the devastating social and environmental impacts of large hydro dams as climate change controversially grants the international dam-building industry a new lease on life James Wilt News B.C. Hydro climate change Corporate Influence first nations hydroelectric dam Indigenous Muskrat Falls Site C Wa Ni Ska Tan Hydro Conference Winnipeg https://thenarwhal.ca/mercury-rising-muskrat-falls-dam-threatens-inuit-way-of-life/ Wed, 22 May 2019 18:31:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11326 With soaring food prices, Inuit living downstream of the massive hydro project say they’re faced with the impossible decision of eating contaminated land-based foods or abandoning traditional practices Sarah Cox In-Depth hydro Indigenous methylmercury Muskrat Falls Rigolet Labrador Darren Calabrese https://thenarwhal.ca/a-reckoning-for-muskrat-falls/ Thu, 16 May 2019 16:09:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11409 At an inquiry into mismanagement of the hydro dam — called 'the biggest economic mistake in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history' — citizens are finally able to demand answers from top officials responsible for a project that will impact generations of hydro customers with its astronomical price tag Sarah Cox In-Depth On the ground hydro inquiry Muskrat Falls Muskrat Falls dam water St. John's Newfoundland Muskrat Falls Inquiry https://thenarwhal.ca/manitobas-hydro-mess-points-to-canadas-larger-problem-with-megadams/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:56:39 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9022 As most of the Western world moves away from large-scale hydro projects, decommissioning dams across the planet, Canada is digging in with a trio of projects, the costs of which are spiralling out of control Sarah Cox In-Depth hydro Keeyask Dam megadams Muskrat Falls Site C 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/pitfalls-short-circuited-project-reviews/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 18:51:39 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/01/24/pitfalls-short-circuited-project-reviews/ admin Opinion Bipole III transmission project Center Second Conawapa Dam Muskrat Falls Opinion Site C https://thenarwhal.ca/breaking-site-c-dam-600-million-over-budget-will-miss-river-diversion-timeline-bc-hydro-ceo/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:29:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/05/breaking-site-c-dam-600-million-over-budget-will-miss-river-diversion-timeline-bc-hydro-ceo/ Emma Gilchrist News B.C. Utilties Commission BC Hydro Chris O'Riley Deloitte Keeyask Dam Muskrat Falls News Site C Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-finally-happening-7-years-later-site-c-gets-its-date-bc-utilities-commission/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:40:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/02/it-s-finally-happening-7-years-later-site-c-gets-its-date-bc-utilities-commission/ Sarah Cox News BCUC Muskrat Falls News Site C Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-late-key-milestones-under-b-c-liberals-report-reveals/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:05:10 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/14/site-c-dam-late-key-milestones-under-b-c-liberals-report-reveals/ Sarah Cox News BCUC Keeyask Muskrat Falls News Peace River Site C Site C dam https://thenarwhal.ca/startling-similarities-between-newfoundland-s-muskrat-falls-boondoggle-and-b-c-s-site-c-dam/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:59:22 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/14/startling-similarities-between-newfoundland-s-muskrat-falls-boondoggle-and-b-c-s-site-c-dam/ Emma Gilchrist In-Depth Democracy hydro Muskrat Falls Muskrat Falls dam Newfoundland renewable energy Site C dam