The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 B.C. election results: no clear winner. What could that mean for nature and climate? https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-results-2024/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:34:30 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=122694 Results show the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives in a neck-and-neck battle. With some ridings too close to call, British Columbia may be looking at another minority government Shannon Waters News B.C. election 2024 biodiversity carbon tax climate change Indigenous Rights LNG Woodfibre LNG Illustration: Kagan McLeod / The Narwhal Illustration of David Eby and John Rustad Your B.C. election guide to key climate and conservation issues https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-2024-platforms-environment/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:13:37 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=121957 Here’s where the NDP, Conservatives and Greens stand on the carbon tax, LNG, old-growth forests and other key issues Shannon Waters and Ainslie Cruickshank Explainer B.C. election 2024 carbon pricing climate change Endangered Species John Rustad LNG old-growth forest Woodfibre LNG Illustration: Kagan McLeod / The Narwhal A graphic of the leaders of B.C.'s three political parties heading into the 2024 provincial election A voter’s guide to climate issues this B.C. election https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-2024-energy-promises/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:04:43 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=121794 From amping up power production to the future of LNG, here are the policies being promised in the B.C. election — and what’s on the chopping block Shannon Waters Explainer B.C. election 2024 CleanBC John Rustad LNG Woodfibre LNG Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal B.C.’s second-largest LNG project is one you’ve probably never heard of https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-ksi-lisims-lng-facility-explainer/ Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=106184 The Ksi Lisims facility near the Nass estuary, backed by the Nisg̱a’a Nation, would produce nearly as much liquefied natural gas per year as the LNG Canada plant Shannon Waters Explainer B.C. LNG oil and gas TC Energy Woodfibre LNG Photo: Shutterstock a LNG tanker on the ocean There’s a place for B.C.’s gas in a net-zero future. But not for long https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-lng-export-future/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=82791 LNG Canada is predicting a 40-year run for its massive gas liquefaction and export project in Kitimat, B.C. A recent report from Canada’s energy regulator cuts that lifespan in half, if countries around the world meet climate targets Matt Simmons Analysis News B.C. climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline LNG LNG Canada oil and gas TC Energy Woodfibre LNG Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal Coastal GasLink pipeline and LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C. An invisible climate killer is lurking behind B.C.’s LNG boom https://thenarwhal.ca/methane-emissions-bc-lng/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=72969 Notoriously difficult to track, methane emissions disproportionately fuel the climate crisis. As B.C. prepares for an uptick in gas projects, stricter regulations and existing technologies could help the province stick to its reduction targets Matt Simmons Analysis News climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline LNG methane natural gas oil and gas TC Energy Woodfibre LNG Photo: Environmental Defense Fund Seen in infrared, methane emissions from an unlit flare billow out of an oil and gas facility Woodfibre LNG and climate helped lead to a surge in Green support in this B.C. riding https://thenarwhal.ca/woodfibre-lng-climate-west-vancouver-sea-to-sky-green-party/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:39:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23254 West Vancouver-Sea to Sky includes Whistler’s famous ski slopes, threatened old-growth forests and an inlet still recovering from a history of industrial pollution Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. B.C. election 2020 climate change LNG Woodfibre LNG West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding Green Party Deb Rousseau Fact check: are B.C.’s LNG ambitions compatible with its climate goals? https://thenarwhal.ca/fact-check-b-c-s-lng-climate-goals/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:12:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20208 Government and industry love to tout liquefied natural gas as a ‘transition fuel,’ but independent studies suggest the fossil fuel is no cleaner than coal Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. BC Hydro CleanBC climate change Coastal GasLink pipeline LNG LNG Canada TC Energy Woodfibre LNG Flaring B.C. fracking LNG methane emissions What rock-bottom natural gas prices mean for Canada’s aspiring LNG industry https://thenarwhal.ca/what-rock-bottom-natural-gas-prices-mean-for-canadas-aspiring-lng-industry/ Fri, 01 May 2020 19:00:25 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18500 10 things you should know as the coronavirus pandemic ‘implodes’ the already-shaky economics of exporting Canadian liquefied natural gas Sarah Cox Explainer coronavirus LNG LNG Canada natural gas Woodfibre LNG LNG tanker Woodfibre LNG receives key permit from B.C. government  https://thenarwhal.ca/woodfibre-lng-receives-key-permit-from-b-c-government/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:50:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12509 A new fracked gas export facility near Squamish would produce the equivalent carbon emissions of putting 170,000 new cars on the roads each year. The project — owned by an Indonesian billionaire — also raises safety concerns about the transport of flammable gas through a heavily populated region    Sarah Cox News climate change fracking Howe Sound killer whales LNG natural gas orcas Squamish Woodfibre LNG LNG tanker What’s Up with LNG in B.C.? Three Things You Need to Know https://thenarwhal.ca/whats-up-lng-bc-3-things-you-need-know/ Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:15:34 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/31/whats-up-lng-bc-3-things-you-need-know/ admin Opinion BC LNG climate change emissions LNG LNG Canada Opinion Pacific NorthWest LNG pembina institute Woodfibre LNG