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.
B.C. election: Here's what the parties are saying about farms, fisheries and hunger
In the last week ahead of a provincial election, what promises have the three major parties made on the future of B.C.'s food?
A national school lunch program would solve more than hunger, advocates say
School meal programs should be more than a meal — they should anchor school curriculum and root kids into their school, advocates say.
Environmental impacts of free trade deal with Brazil ignored by review, advocates say
An environmental assessment of a proposed trade deal between Canada and the Mercosur countries ignores major environmental and human rights violations in Brazil, environmental advocates say.
Vancouver farmers markets look back — and ahead — after pandemic summer
COVID-19 didn’t stop Brad Bennick from finding eager customers for his new water buffalo gelato at Vancouver’s farmers markets this summer.
These simple farming techniques can curb greenhouse gas emissions
Saving our climate — and the future of food — could be as simple as planting fields of clover or putting cows to pasture on wheat fields in winter.
Feds tell California growers to prove their lettuce is free of E. coli
Unprecedented federal import restrictions on romaine lettuce and salad mixes from California’s Salinas Valley point to problems in the U.S. agricultural system, which supplies British Columbia with more than half of its fresh vegetables, Canadian food safety researchers say.
Here's how bears and farmers can live in harmony
It’s easy to see why farmers and grizzlies might not get along: the bears love dining on cornfields, silage silos and compost piles — and once they’re used to an easy meal, they can be dangerous.
Feds urged to walk away from Brazil trade deal because of fires, climate concerns
Canada is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with Mercosur countries, including Brazil, which would open Canadian markets up to Brazilian beef and soy.
Mason jars in short supply after pandemic summer
A professional jam-maker needs fruit, sugar and Mason jars to put them in. Until this year, the jars were the least of Geneviève Blanchet’s concerns.
Blueberries could be next in line for U.S. tariffs
Canadian blueberries are big business — big enough they might be next in line for U.S. tariffs.