The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Eight environmental issues at stake in the Alberta election (that are not pipelines) https://thenarwhal.ca/eight-environmental-issues-at-stake-in-the-alberta-election-that-are-not-pipelines/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:55:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10867 From oilsands emissions to efficiency programs to Bighorn, major policies and promises that are critical to the future of the province seem to have fallen from the headlines Sharon J. Riley Explainer In-Depth Alberta Climate election emissions Jason Kenney oilsands protected areas Rachel Notley oilsands tailings Notley vs. Kenney on how to deal with Alberta’s 167,000 inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells https://thenarwhal.ca/notley-vs-kenney-on-how-to-deal-with-albertas-167000-inactive-and-abandoned-oil-and-gas-wells/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 22:43:04 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10773 NDP promises to implement clean-up timelines and clamp down on liability dumping, while UCP vows a ‘rapid acceleration of approvals’ for new drilling Sharon J. Riley In-Depth News Alberta inactive oil and gas wells Jason Kenney Rachel Notley Notley Kenney Will Alberta’s renewable energy sector go the way of Ontario’s? https://thenarwhal.ca/albertas-renewables-sector-go-way-ontarios/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:59:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10135 Renewables are the lowest cost option for electricity in Alberta but, with Jason Kenney facing off against Rachel Notley for the premier’s seat this spring, the burgeoning industry is facing headwinds Sarah Lawrynuik News Alberta Jason Kenney Rachel Notley renewable energy solar power wind power Wind turbines Alberta B.C. Is Taking the Kinder Morgan Question to Court. Here’s What you Need to Know. https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-taking-kinder-morgan-question-court-here-s-what-you-need-know/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:25:43 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/b-c-taking-kinder-morgan-question-court-here-s-what-you-need-know/ Emma Gilchrist News environmental law Jack Woodward John Horgan Justin Trudeau Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline Rachel Notley Trans Mountain Pipeline ‘They’re not getting how the constitution works’: why Trudeau, Notley can’t steamroll B.C. on Kinder Morgan pipeline https://thenarwhal.ca/they-re-not-getting-how-constitution-works-why-trudeau-notley-can-t-steamroll-b-c-kinder-morgan-pipeline/ Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:31:36 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/they-re-not-getting-how-constitution-works-why-trudeau-notley-can-t-steamroll-b-c-kinder-morgan-pipeline/ Emma Gilchrist In-Depth Canadian Constitution environmental law Indigenous Jack Woodward Justin Trudeau Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline Rachel Notley Section 35 Trans Mountain Pipeline Kinder Morgan is Blackmailing Canada and the Government is Letting it Happen https://thenarwhal.ca/kinder-morgan-blackmailing-canada-and-government-letting-it-happen/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:43:35 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/kinder-morgan-blackmailing-canada-and-government-letting-it-happen/ Andrew Nikiforuk Opinion Andrew Nikiforuk Canada Center Top John Horgan Kinder Morgan national energy board Opinion Rachel Notley Trans Mountain Pipeline Trans-Mountain What’s The ‘National Interest’ Anyways? Conflict Resolution Expert Adam Kahane on Canada’s Oil Pipeline Debate https://thenarwhal.ca/what-s-national-interest-anyways-conflict-resolution-expert-adam-kahane-canada-s-kinder-morgan-pipeline-debate/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 22:58:52 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/what-s-national-interest-anyways-conflict-resolution-expert-adam-kahane-canada-s-kinder-morgan-pipeline-debate/ Emma Gilchrist In-Depth Adam Kahane Democracy dialogue John Horgan Justin Trudeau Kinder Morgan oilsands Q & A Rachel Notley Trans Mountain Pipeline Here’s What Alberta’s Wine Boycott is Really About https://thenarwhal.ca/here-s-what-alberta-s-wine-boycott-really-about/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:09:33 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/07/here-s-what-alberta-s-wine-boycott-really-about/ Emma Gilchrist Explainer bitumen climate change George Heyman John Horgan Kinder Morgan oilsands pipelines Rachel Notley Trans Mountain Pipeline ‘This Might Get Nasty’: Why The Kinder Morgan Stand-Off Between Alberta and B.C. is a Zero-Sum Game https://thenarwhal.ca/might-get-nasty-why-kinder-morgan-stand-between-alberta-and-b-c-zero-sum-game/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 23:36:45 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/02/might-get-nasty-why-kinder-morgan-stand-between-alberta-and-b-c-zero-sum-game/ James Wilt In-Depth bitumen dilbit Interview John Horgan Justin Trudeau Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline oilsands Rachel Notley Trans Mountain Pipeline 3 Ways B.C. Could Stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline https://thenarwhal.ca/3-ways-b-c-could-stop-kinder-morgan-s-trans-mountain-pipeline/ Thu, 18 May 2017 20:45:29 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/05/18/3-ways-b-c-could-stop-kinder-morgan-s-trans-mountain-pipeline/ James Wilt Explainer Analysis andrew weaver Chris Tollefson Democracy environmental law Jessica Clogg Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation Rachel Notley Trans Mountain Pipeline West Coast Environmental Law We Need to Admit the Limitations of Science When it Comes to Pipeline Decisions https://thenarwhal.ca/we-need-admit-limitations-science-when-it-comes-pipeline-decisions/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:43:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/02/22/we-need-admit-limitations-science-when-it-comes-pipeline-decisions/ Eric Swanson Opinion bitumen Justin Trudeau Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain oilsands pipelines Rachel Notley Science values