The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Federal election promises for zero-emission vehicles have a catch https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-election-2021-electric-vehicles/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:20:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=34999 As Canadian political parties campaign on increasing zero-emission infrastructure, mining reform advocates warn of the environmental implications of expected rapid growth in mineral extraction Matt Simmons News climate change Conservative Party of Canada electric vehicles Federal Election 2021 Green Party of Canada Liberal Party of Canada mining Mining Association of Canada MiningWatch NDP Pierre Gratton Photo: Wikimedia Commons Four’s Company: Where NDP Leadership Candidates Stand on Energy and Climate Policy https://thenarwhal.ca/four-s-company-ndp-leadership-candidates-energy-and-climate-policy/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:28:15 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/09/27/four-s-company-ndp-leadership-candidates-energy-and-climate-policy/ James Wilt Explainer carbon pricing Charlie Angus Climate electric vehicles energy east Guy Caron In-Depth Jagmeet Singh Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline leadership race NDP Nikki Ashton Trans Mountain Pipeline Site C to Test B.C. NDP’s Commitment to Indigenous Rights https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-test-b-c-ndp-s-commitment-indigenous-rights/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:44:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/09/14/site-c-test-b-c-ndp-s-commitment-indigenous-rights/ admin In-Depth Helen Knott In-Depth NDP Prophet River First Nation Site C Site C dam UNDRIP 10 Potential Game-Changers in B.C.’s NDP-Green Agreement https://thenarwhal.ca/10-potential-game-changers-b-c-s-ndp-green-agreement/ Tue, 30 May 2017 22:52:10 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/05/30/10-potential-game-changers-b-c-s-ndp-green-agreement/ Emma Gilchrist News Accord andrew weaver carbon tax climate change Greens John Horgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline NDP NDP-Green Agreement News Right Top Site C transit Site C Dam Permits Quietly Issued During Federal Election https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-permits-were-quietly-issued-during-federal-election/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:47:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/02/19/site-c-dam-permits-were-quietly-issued-during-federal-election/ Emma Gilchrist News andrew weaver B.C. 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Utilties Commission Business in Vancouver Canadian Wind Energy Association Christy Clark Elizabeth May first nations fracking George Heyman Georgia Straight Green Party Harry Swain Justin Trudeau LNG natural gas NDP News Peace River Peace Valley Right Top Robert Hornung Site C Site C dam Stephen Harper Treaty 8 Conservative Candidate, Mel Arnold, Hit Hard After Questioning Man-made Climate Change on CBC https://thenarwhal.ca/conservative-candidate-mel-arnold-hit-hard-after-questioning-man-made-climate-change-cbc/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 21:20:34 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/10/08/conservative-candidate-mel-arnold-hit-hard-after-questioning-man-made-climate-change-cbc/ Carol Linnitt andrew weaver Chris George Cindy Derkaz Climate climate change climate science conservative party floods Green Party Harper Government human activity human caused Jacqui Gingras Liberal Party Mel Arnold NDP North Okanagan-Shuswap Science scientific literary Did the Alberta NDP Overpromise in Pledge to Spend Money on Public Transit Instead of Carbon Capture? https://thenarwhal.ca/did-alberta-ndp-overpromise-pledge-spend-money-public-transit-instead-carbon-capture/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:24:40 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/06/15/did-alberta-ndp-overpromise-pledge-spend-money-public-transit-instead-carbon-capture/ James Wilt Alberta Alberta Carbon Trunk Line carbon capture and storage ccs energy minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd NDP public transit Shell Quest Project Alberta’s First NDP Climate Victory May Have Nothing to Do With the Oilsands and Everything to Do With Coal https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-s-first-ndp-climate-victory-may-have-nothing-do-oilsands-and-everything-do-coal/ Tue, 26 May 2015 22:39:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/05/26/alberta-s-first-ndp-climate-victory-may-have-nothing-do-oilsands-and-everything-do-coal/ James Wilt Alberta Ben Thibault carbon pollution Clean Energy Canada Climate coal emissions fracking General james glave natural gas NDP oilsands pembina institute phase out Policy Rachel Notley regulations Right Second What the NDP’s Alberta Win Means for Energy and Climate Change https://thenarwhal.ca/what-ndp-s-alberta-win-means-energy-and-climate-change/ Wed, 06 May 2015 23:01:10 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/05/06/what-ndp-s-alberta-win-means-energy-and-climate-change/ James Wilt Andrew Leach carbon capture and storage Climate Colby Cosh ghg emissions Government monitoring NDP oilsands Rachel Notley regulation tar sands ‘Woe is Us’: Oil Industry a Hot Mess After NDP Alberta Victory https://thenarwhal.ca/woe-us-oil-industry-hot-mess-after-ndp-victory/ Wed, 06 May 2015 20:32:02 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/05/06/woe-us-oil-industry-hot-mess-after-ndp-victory/ Carol Linnitt Climate emissions environment first nations Jim Prentice licia corbella NDP oil and gas industry oilsands Rachel Notley royalties tar sands victory Alberta Election Was a Referendum on Entitlement https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-election-was-referendum-entitlement/ Wed, 06 May 2015 19:25:14 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/05/06/alberta-election-was-referendum-entitlement/ Emma Gilchrist Opinion Alberta Andrew Leach Calgary Herald calgary sun Center Top Edmmonton Sun Edmonton Journal election entitlement Government Jim Prentice NDP Opinion PCs Rachel Notley