The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Geothermal energy is taking off globally, so why not in Canada? https://thenarwhal.ca/geothermal-energy-is-taking-off-globally-so-why-not-in-canada/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:03:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11091 Despite being one of the most well-positioned countries in the world to capitalize on geothermal energy, Canada seems stuck at the starting line. But behind the scenes, a few game-changing developments hint at a new horizon for this underestimated renewable energy Vanessa Ratjen In-Depth Canadian Geothermal Energy Association DEEP geothermal Geothermal renewable energy renewables solutions Geothermal energy Iceland Canada How can Canada’s North get off diesel? https://thenarwhal.ca/how-canadas-north-get-off-diesel/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:50:46 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9920 Diesel generation has outstayed its welcome in the North. It costs hundreds of millions of dollars per year while polluting the air, soil and water. But breaking the addiction is proving to be the challenge of a generation Jimmy Thomson In-Depth arctic climate change Diesel Indigenous renewables solutions A welder works on the roof a fuel container at a tank farm in Yellowknife, NWT Terminating Site C Dam, Building Alternatives Could Save B.C. Over $1B: Economist https://thenarwhal.ca/terminating-site-c-dam-building-alternatives-save-bc-over-1-billion-economist/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:02:58 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/09/14/terminating-site-c-dam-building-alternatives-save-bc-over-1-billion-economist/ Judith Lavoie News costs Deliotte report Harry Swain Karen Goodings News renewables Robert McCullough Site C Site C dam Cutting Through The Spin on Ontario’s Electricity Prices https://thenarwhal.ca/cutting-through-spin-ontario-s-electricity-rates/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:58:16 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/02/27/cutting-through-spin-ontario-s-electricity-rates/ Bruce Lourie Opinion coal electricity nuclear Ontario Opinion renewables Mark Jaccard on Political Viability, ‘Untruths’ And Why You Should Actually Read His Latest Report https://thenarwhal.ca/mark-jaccard-political-viability-untruths-and-why-you-should-actually-read-his-latest-report/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:38:17 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/09/26/mark-jaccard-political-viability-untruths-and-why-you-should-actually-read-his-latest-report/ James Wilt Carbon carbon tax climate change flexible regulations Justin Trudeau marc jaccard Q & A renewables Oilpatch to Solar Field: Alberta Oil and Gas Workforce Lines Up for Solar Training https://thenarwhal.ca/oilpatch-solar-field-alberta-oil-and-gas-workforce-lines-solar-training/ Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:59:04 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/29/oilpatch-solar-field-alberta-oil-and-gas-workforce-lines-solar-training/ Aurora Tejeida In-Depth Alberta clean energy Gridworks Energy Group In-Depth Iron and Earth Lliam Hildebrand oil workers Randall Benson renewables solar solar training U.S. Hydropower Vision Exposes B.C.’s Short-Sighted Thinking on Site C Dam https://thenarwhal.ca/u-s-hydropower-vision-exposes-b-c-s-short-sighted-thinking-site-c-dam/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:18:09 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/09/u-s-hydropower-vision-exposes-b-c-s-short-sighted-thinking-site-c-dam/ Sarah Cox News B.C. Hydropower Vision Canadian Wind Energy Association hydro power News pumped storage renewables Robert Hornung salmon Site C Site C dam solar U.S. Department of Energy Wind Renewable Energy Growth Blows EIA Forecasts Out of the Water, Again https://thenarwhal.ca/renewable-energy-growth-again-blows-eia-forecasts-out-water/ Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:58:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/13/renewable-energy-growth-again-blows-eia-forecasts-out-water/ admin clean energy EIA Energy Information Agency renewable energy renewables solar SUN DAY Campaign Wind More Money Invested in Renewable Energy in 2015 Than New Fossil Fuel Power Projects https://thenarwhal.ca/record-367bn-invested-renewables-last-year-s-more-what-went-new-fossil-fuel-projects/ Mon, 29 Feb 2016 09:04:08 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/02/29/record-367bn-invested-renewables-last-year-s-more-what-went-new-fossil-fuel-projects/ Kyla Mandel Africa canada renewable energy china clean energy fossil fuels India Middle East renewables renewables investment solar power US wind power Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewable Power Gaining Traction, Energy Agencies Report — But Not Yet Fast Enough for the Climate https://thenarwhal.ca/despite-low-oil-prices-renewable-power-gaining-traction-energy-agencies-report-not-yet-fast-enough-climate/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:58:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/11/20/despite-low-oil-prices-renewable-power-gaining-traction-energy-agencies-report-not-yet-fast-enough-climate/ admin clean energy climate change EIA Energy energy information administration Fossil Fuel global warming IEA International Energy Agency renewables reports Cutting Carbon Could Create Nearly 1 Million Jobs in B.C. by 2050: New Analysis https://thenarwhal.ca/cutting-carbon-could-create-nearly-1-million-jobs-b-c-2050-new-analysis/ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:50:25 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/10/28/cutting-carbon-could-create-nearly-1-million-jobs-b-c-2050-new-analysis/ Carol Linnitt News B.C. 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