Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Reporter at National Observer
Food systems + environment reporter for @NatObserver. Run | paddle | ski | bike Based in Vancouver, B.C.
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2 weeks ago |
nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
It was impossible to miss the pride in winemaker Leandro Nosal's voice as he described the "more complex and a little more generous" flavours in his 2024 vintage of Okanagan sauvignon blanc at a late May wine tasting in Vancouver. The wine was the progeny of a hard year, he explained. In January 2024, a brutal cold snap hit the Okanagan Valley after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.
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1 month ago |
nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
"We need your support - this is growing fast," Ross wrote last week, asking for food, fuel, firewood, first aid equipment, "oil-field grade" generators and light towers, porta-potties, caterers and cash donations.
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1 month ago |
nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
The ostriches are flightless and quarantined on the farm, but their story has soared. They've generated clicks and provided emotional content for the right-wing ecosystem of social media, podcasts and online content, simultaneously helping to fuel a movement that's threatening to undo generations of scientific and social progress. Pasitney's life was shaped by the birds.
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1 month ago |
nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
As the election drew to a close last month, a source drew my attention to a Liberal pledge on pesticides that could increase use of the toxic chemicals. Buried in the party's election platform was a promise that, if elected, the party will tell Canada's pesticide regulator to start considering food costs and food security when deciding whether to approve new pesticides or not.
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1 month ago |
nationalobserver.com | Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Senior officials in Saskatchewan's agriculture ministry used its political clout against federal and international environmental rules on behalf of the pesticide industry, Canada's National Observer has found.
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