Latest Published Work
Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
DeSmog – November 19, 2025
‘Inviting the Fox into the Henhouse’: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives
DeSmog – November 14, 2025
San Francisco Arts Commission votes to dismantle Vaillancourt Fountain
The Art Newspaper – November 6, 2025
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups
DeSmog – October 27, 2025
No Federal Ministers or Major Announcements at Leading Canadian Carbon Capture Expo
DeSmog – October 22, 2025
San Francisco and developer appear to have planned Vaillancourt Fountain demolition
The Art Newspaper – October 15, 2025
A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up
The Walrus – October 3, 2025
How nature is helping a rural French arts centre to reduce its carbon footprint
The Art Newspaper – September 29, 2025
Latest bit of Montreal ‘bikelash’ sidesteps the facts to please bike-lane haters
Cult MTL – September 26, 2025
Meta Put a Climate Change Denier in Charge of Fighting AI Bias
DeSmog – September 22, 2025
What Montreal can teach San Francisco about cars and urban renewal
San Francisco Chronicle – September 18, 2025
Why this San Francisco play removed a ‘blue lives matter’ patch from a costume
San Francisco Chronicle – September 17, 2025
Artist behind San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain sends cease & desist letter to halt destruction
The Art Newspaper – September 11, 2025
Despite requests from Indigenous leaders, HBC artifacts will not be returned
Ricochet – August 7, 2025
Who Is Kathryn Marshall, Lawyer for Ex-CBC Host Claiming Anti-Conservative Bias?
DeSmog – August 4, 2025
Pierre Poilievre thinks it’s a ‘scam.’ But this protest highlights the flaws in our democracy
Toronto Star – August 4, 2025
San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain may soon meet its end, despite public outcry
The Art Newspaper – July 21, 2025
Oil Advocate Behind Anti-Suzuki Complaint Nameless BC Resident in National Post Story
DeSmog – July 16, 2025
What was Mark Carney thinking when he walked back the digital services tax?
The Globe & Mail – June 30, 2025
Pathways Alliance Sponsored Science Fairs for Canadian Children
DeSmog – June 30, 2025
On Coal Mining, Danielle Smith Has Two Contradictory Messages
DeSmog – June 26, 2025
OPEC Projections on Future Oil Demand Overly Optimistic, Experts Warn
DeSmog – June 13, 2025
Danielle Smith Pitches Tanker Ban Exception for Prince Rupert Pipeline Terminal
DeSmog – June 12, 2025
Pension fund’s climate decision makes all Canadians more vulnerable
National Observer – May 25, 2025
Developers threaten San Francisco’s loved and loathed concrete colossus
The Art Newspaper – May 23, 2025
The Truth is That Canada Post was Simply Set Up to Fail
The Globe & Mail – May 22, 2025
The Quebec Referendum, Alberta Separation, and the Politics of Big Oil in Canada
Cult MTL – May 20, 2025
The Propaganda Machine: How Far-right Media has Warped Canada’s Political Discourse
Ricochet – April 27, 2025
Poilievre Campaign Has Links to Gas Industry Astroturfing Effort
DeSmog – April 25, 2025
Industry Group with Conservative Ties Is Calling for Pipeline ‘Emergency’
DeSmog – April 22, 2025
Canada needs Carney’s proposed national electricity grid
National Observer – April 11, 2025
RFK Jr. Is Bad for Canada’s Health Too
The Walrus – April 9, 2025
Will pumping out more oil really save Canada from Trump?
The Globe & Mail – April 6, 2025
Doug Ford’s Policies Increased Ontario’s Energy Dependency on U.S., Say Experts
DeSmog – April 1, 2025
How Trump Brought a Divided Canada Together—Against Him
The New Republic – March 20, 2025
About
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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