Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Journalist | Vancouver |
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About Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson is a reporter and writer covering food systems, climate, disinformation, and plastics and the environment for Canada’s National Observer.
His ongoing investigations of the plastic industry in Canada won him a Webster Award's nomination in environmental reporting in 2021. He was also a nominee for a Canadian Association of Journalists's award for his reporting on disinformation.
Marc has previously written for High Country News, the Literary Review of Canada, and other publications on topics exploring relationships between people and their social and physical environments.
He holds an M.A. in journalism from the University of British Columbia and a B.A. in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic.
Collaboration key to protecting oceans, fisheries, researchers say
A co-ordinated global effort to preserve the oceans’ most important coastal habitats using marine protected areas (MPAs) could increase biodiversity, sequester carbon, and bolster food security, a new study has found.
Why better bioplastics can’t end the plastic crisis
Plastic products made from corn, wheat stubble, and other plants could soon become more common on Canadian farms and supermarket shelves.
Study calls on-farm slaughter safe, yet ranchers wait
It is safe for small B.C. farmers to slaughter their animals on-farm, newly released government documents suggest.
Forget labs — Google might help prevent food-borne illness
Before the internet, people struck with food poisoning had few choices to find out what went wrong. Now, they ask Google or post to social media.
Meet the man seeking to destroy those giant hornets
Paul van Westendorp, B.C.’s top beekeeper, will be busy this summer searching for and destroying the subterranean nests of the Asian giant hornet.
Why cleaning local seed is key to food security
When the pandemic hit last spring, B.C.’s seed farmers experienced a tsunami of demand for seeds as the number of home gardeners surged and major U.S. seed companies stopped shipping to Canada. For many, growing and cleaning enough seed to fulfil the flood of orders was near impossible.
Why food access is about more than location
When Coun. Murry Krause got wind Prince George’s sole downtown supermarket was moving, he grew concerned about food security for the neighbourhood’s low-income residents.
Feds say farm incomes are surging — but most don't reap gains
Canada’s most valuable farms and ranches made a mint last year, while many struggled to balance the books, recently released federal data show — a growing gap some see as a grim sign for the sector.
Why some aren’t so sure farms are key to carbon offset plans
Canadian fields, orchards, and ranches might soon be growing a new crop: Carbon credits.
Canada wastes 35M tonnes of food a year. This man is turning some of it into apple flour
A dehydrator and a spice grinder are all Joe Roth needs to turn 400,000 pounds of leftover fruit, commonly sold as pig mash, into flour.