Taylor C. Noakes is an award-winning public historian and independent journalist from Montreal.
If you have a tip, a scoop, a lead, or even just a general idea for a story, contact Taylor securely taylornoakes@protonmail.com
If you’re a producer or host looking to contact Taylor for a television, radio, or podcast interview, you can reach him at the email address above.
If you’re looking for freelance historical consultation, please visit the Public History section of this website. You can visit the Canadian Encyclopedia to read his contributions.
His recent investigative work has focused on greenwashing efforts by Canada’s oil & gas industry, connections between Big Oil and Canada’s conservative movement, and Canada’s history harbouring suspected Nazi war criminals.
In recent years, Taylor broke the story of Nazi commemorations on the Victims of Communism monument for the CBC, and the Yaroslav Hunka Scandal, for the Toronto Star.
Taylor writes a regular column on urban affairs in Montreal and regularly comments on Canadian politics for Cult MTL. He is also their resident “comedy correspondent” for the Just for Laughs festival, writing show reviews and interviewing comedians.
Much of Taylor’s weekly reporting work is for DeSmog as an investigative environmental reporter. His reporting focuses on greenwashing efforts and astroturfing campaigns related to Canada’s fossil fuel sector and debunking industry-supported anti-environment myths. He regularly attends and reports from major energy conferences, and has developed a specialization in critically analysing industry-sponsored false-solutions, such as hydrogen and carbon capture.
He is also a regular contributing columnist to the Toronto Star, commenting on current affairs, Canadian & American politics, and Canadian history.
Having started his career as a journalist by publishing a magazine that nearly got him expelled from college, Taylor supports independent Canadian journalism, as a patron as much as a contributor. Some of the amazing independent publications he’s reported for include the Maple, Ricochet, Progress Report, the Tyee, Canada’s National Observer, Canadian Dimension, the Breach, and the Rover.
For an archive of Taylor’s journalism, please visit the Published Work section of this website. It includes links to his published work organized by publication.
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