The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Canada’s oil and gas sector received $18 billion in subsidies, public financing during pandemic: report https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-oil-gas-pandemic-subsidies-report/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:04:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=27685 Despite long-held promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, Ottawa increased assistance to the industry in 2020 with public funding for pipelines, inactive well clean-up and policing of Indigenous opponents Sarah Cox News Alberta B.C. Corporate Influence orphan wells subsidies An oil and gas pumpjack beside an empty road B.C. should disclose what fracking companies pay for publicly owned resources https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-should-disclose-what-fracking-companies-pay-for-publicly-owned-resources/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:25:31 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15114 After a two-year battle the province has finally released astonishing information about subsidies for fracked wells — information that should have been public all along Ben Parfitt Opinion fracking LNG royalties subsidies Ben Parfitt The Narwhal Taylor Roades Why is B.C. home to more mining exploration companies than anywhere else on earth? https://thenarwhal.ca/why-is-b-c-home-to-more-mining-exploration-companies-than-anywhere-else-on-earth/ Tue, 28 May 2019 20:38:48 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11809 Most mining exploration companies have no producing assets or revenue streams, but generous B.C. tax breaks and other perks draw them in disproportionately high numbers Christopher Pollon In-Depth Corporate Influence mining subsidies Tailings dam at the Red Chris mine LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-project-called-a-tax-giveaway-as-b-c-approves-massive-subsidies/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:58:18 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8223 Fracked gas export project will be B.C.’s largest carbon polluter Sarah Cox In-Depth caribou climate change fracking Kitimat LNG LNG Canada natural gas Site C dam subsidies B.C. Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Norway’s Oil Savings Just Hit $1 Trillion. Alberta Has $17 Billion. What Gives? https://thenarwhal.ca/norway-s-oil-savings-just-hit-1-trillion-alberta-has-17-billion-what-s-gives/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:16:52 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/09/26/norway-s-oil-savings-just-hit-1-trillion-alberta-has-17-billion-what-s-gives/ James Wilt In-Depth alaska Alberta advantage Alberta Heritage Fund Democracy dividend Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund oilsands one trillion royalties subsidies taxes Six Troubling Subsidies That Support B.C.’s LNG Industry https://thenarwhal.ca/six-troubling-subsidies-support-b-c-s-lng-industry/ Fri, 05 May 2017 17:25:22 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/05/05/six-troubling-subsidies-support-b-c-s-lng-industry/ admin Analysis B.C. carbon tax climate change LNG LNG Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG pembina institute subsidies Woodfibre LNG Off the Wall: Saskatchewan Premier’s Bizarre, Contradictory Climate Plan https://thenarwhal.ca/wall-saskatchewan-premier-s-bizarre-contradictory-climate-plan/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:08:59 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/24/wall-saskatchewan-premier-s-bizarre-contradictory-climate-plan/ James Wilt Analysis Boundary Dam Brad Wall carbon capture and storage carbon emissions carbon levy carbon pricing carbon tax ccs Center Top clean energy Clean Energy Canada Climate climate change Climate Change White Paper Dan Woynillowicz Premier Saskatchewan SaskPower subsidies B.C. Climate Plan Subsidizes Fossil Fuels (Yes, You Read That Correctly) https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-climate-plan-subsidizes-fossil-fuels-yes-you-read-correctly/ Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:46:35 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/30/b-c-climate-plan-subsidizes-fossil-fuels-yes-you-read-correctly/ James Wilt In-Depth BC Climate Action Plan bc climate change Christy Clark Climate emissions In-Depth LNG methane natural gas subsidies Rejecting B.C.’s Carbon Pollution Subsidy Plan: Martyn Brown https://thenarwhal.ca/rejecting-b-c-s-carbon-pollution-subsidy-plan-martyn-brown/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:51:49 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/07/26/rejecting-b-c-s-carbon-pollution-subsidy-plan-martyn-brown/ Martyn Brown In-Depth B.C. big oil carbon tax Christy Clark Christy Clark climate change Climate climate change Climate Leadership Team In-Depth LNG Martyn Brown subsidies tax loopholes ‘Industrialization of the Wilderness’: Wade Davis on the Northwest Transmission Line https://thenarwhal.ca/industrialization-wilderness-wade-davis-northwest-transmission-line/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:25:13 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/08/05/industrialization-wilderness-wade-davis-northwest-transmission-line/ Judith Lavoie alaska B.C. B.C. Liberals Christy Clark electricity fishing General Imperial Metals Marvin Shaffer mining Mount Polley Mine Murray Edwards Northwest Transmission Line Red Chris Mine rivers Sacred Headwaters salmon Site C dam subsidies Tahltan nation tailings pond tourism Wade Davis Development of Oilsands Incompatible with 2C Global Warming Limit: New Study https://thenarwhal.ca/development-oilsands-incompatible-2c-global-warming-limit-new-study/ Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:02:45 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/01/08/development-oilsands-incompatible-2c-global-warming-limit-new-study/ Carol Linnitt Alberta arctic Canada Carbon carbon budget Christophe McGlade climate change coal emissions Exploration global warming greenhouse gas Nature oilsands Paul Ekins reserves stranded assets subsidies tar sands UN climate deal unburnable