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3 days ago · Oct. 30, 2024. On the ground. A $16B plan to bury oilsands carbon pollution — and the rural Albertans raising the alarm. Sharon J. Riley. Oct. 30, 2024. Inside The Narwhal. The Narwhal wins Webster Award for innovative journalism. The Narwhal. Oct. 29, 2024.
A guide to the Ontario Greenbelt’s endangered species, waterways …
Nov 18, 2021 · Everything you need to know about the endangered species, waterways and farmland in southern Ontario’s Greenbelt. More than nine million people live within 20 kilometres of Ontario’s two-million-acre protected Greenbelt. For two decades, it's been hailed as a conservation success story, but it’s still under pressure from urban sprawl.
First Nations fight to bring traditional foods back to the table | The ...
Oct 6, 2023 · The prohibition of cultural burns, which were used by First Nations to manage forests and cultivate food species until they were outlawed in 1874, has contributed to the growing threat of wildfires. These fires have been worsening in speed and scale, putting traditional foods and food growing operations at risk.
The Site C dam in British Columbia - The Narwhal
Aug 29, 2024 · The Site C dam is a 1,100 megawatt hydro dam currently under construction on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The dam has been proposed since the 1970s and, if completed, would be the third dam on the Peace River. With a price tag of $16 billion, Site C is both the costliest dam in Canadian history and the most ...
State of erosion: the legacy of Manitoba Hydro
Nov 7, 2020 · Photo: Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Narwhal. This article is more than 3 years old. Ninety-seven per cent of energy produced in Manitoba comes from hydroelectricity. The vast majority of that energy comes from a string of dams on the Nelson River system in the province’s north. There, a sixth mega dam, known as the Keeyask, is under ...
Fatima Syed, Ontario Reporter - The Narwhal
Ontario Reporter. @fatimabsyed [email protected]. Fatima Syed is a Mississauga-based journalist. She was the founding host of The Backbench podcast. She has worked for The Walrus, the Toronto Star, The Logic and National Observer, where she established the outlet’s Queen’s Park bureau, with an emphasis on coverage of environmental and ...
B.C.’s big bet on LNG: 5 projects you need to know | The Narwhal
Mar 14, 2024 · Here’s what you need to know about five projects underway and proposed in the northwest. 1. LNG Canada: climate questions remain as B.C.’s first major LNG export facility gets ready to ship mid-decade. LNG Canada is owned by a consortium of foreign corporations: Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi and Korea Gas.
Ontario’s smallest wetlands are disappearing | The Narwhal
Sep 8, 2022 · Southern Ontario’s wetlands are disappearing fast. About three-quarters of the wetlands once present in the region are now gone, either drained or filled in. Which is bad news because swamps and bogs are incredibly important: they naturally sequester carbon, mitigate floods, filter water and provide habitat for species at risk.
Carbon capture in Canada: a guide to the investment boom - The …
By Drew Anderson. Jan. 24, 2022 17 min. read. The Sturgeon refinery complex feeds captured carbon into the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line, which whisks it hundreds of kilometres south where it's used to force oil out of old wells. In recent years, governments have increasingly invested public funds into carbon capture, citing net-zero goals.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline, explained | The Narwhal
May 1, 2024 · The current Trans Mountain pipeline transports heavy crude oil and refined petroleum products like gasoline from the Edmonton area across 1,150 kilometres, through B.C., to refineries and export terminals on the West Coast, including to Washington State south of the border. Trans Mountain was established in 1951 and was operational by 1953 ...