Taylor Noakes

Taylor C. Noakes is an investigative journalist with DeSmog. He focuses primarily on Canada’s oil & gas sector and its influence on Canadian politics and mass media. Taylor’s reporting covers major energy conferences in Canada and the United States, as well as industryย greenwashing and astroturfing efforts. His writing often focuses on energy economics, the impacts of fossil fuel projects on Indigenous communities, the relationship between Big Oil and Big Tech, as well as false solutions such as carbon capture, hydrogen, and LNG. Among others, his notable contributions have included reports on Canadian environmental groups using lobbyists who represent the fossil fuel sector, and the influence of Canada’s tech sector on federal fossil fuel infrastructure development. A public historian by training, Taylor works primarily as a journalist and is a regular contributor toย The Walrus, Jacobin, Cult MTL, and theย National Observer.

Articles by Taylor Noakes

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Pro-industry advertisements amounted to greenwashing, an Ad Standards Canada decision found. Canada Action is appealing.

Pro-industry advertisements amounted to greenwashing, an Ad Standards Canada decision found. Canada Action is appealing.
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But demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles remains low, and claims the gas is a net-zero technology are still unproven.

But demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles remains low, and claims the gas is a net-zero technology are still unproven.
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Resource Works founder Stewart Muir pitched the idea at an industry conference in Vancouver.

Resource Works founder Stewart Muir pitched the idea at an industry conference in Vancouver.
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Repeal accompanies a new report that confirms existing carbon capture projects continue to underperform.

Repeal accompanies a new report that confirms existing carbon capture projects continue to underperform.
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Summit Carbon Solutions insisted for years that its proposed Midwest carbon pipeline network would not be used for enhanced oil recovery in North Dakota.

Summit Carbon Solutions insisted for years that its proposed Midwest carbon pipeline network would not be used for enhanced oil recovery in North Dakota.
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An upcoming city policy review offers the best chance to drop โ€œfundamentally misleadingโ€ ads designed to appeal to policy makers and consumers.

An upcoming city policy review offers the best chance to drop โ€œfundamentally misleadingโ€ ads designed to appeal to policy makers and consumers.
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A new Environmental Defence analysis reveals that despite government promises to cut, the amount of taxpayersโ€™ money given to the industry remains high.

A new Environmental Defence analysis reveals that despite government promises to cut, the amount of taxpayersโ€™ money given to the industry remains high.
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A new report might vindicate environmentalists, but itโ€™s unlikely to change provincial restrictions on wind and solar development, experts say.

A new report might vindicate environmentalists, but itโ€™s unlikely to change provincial restrictions on wind and solar development, experts say.
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Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam announced the lawsuit during community consultation in northern Alberta.

Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam announced the lawsuit during community consultation in northern Alberta.
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One industry advocate called Premier Danielle Smithโ€™s new rules for renewable projects a โ€˜soft moratorium.โ€™

One industry advocate called Premier Danielle Smithโ€™s new rules for renewable projects a โ€˜soft moratorium.โ€™