Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Environment
A Global Village of Alternatives assembles at climate summit
December 16, 2015"The magnitude of what we are dealing with, I don't believe it can only be solved by governments; we need a system change."
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The top 10 unique fantasy novels: A holiday reading list
December 16, 2015The holidays provide an opportunity to sit by a fireplace and get lost in a long, epic work of fantasy.
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Environment
At People’s Climate Summit: Just transitions and environment
December 15, 2015The community development organization members believe that an alternative, clean energy economy can be achieved by empowering the underprivileged and unemployed.
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World
At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide
December 4, 2015Over 40 percent of natural gas comes from shale gas, which is such a driver for climate change because of methane -- 120 times more powerful than carbon.
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Labor
COP 21: Unions sow the seeds of labor to yield green jobs
December 3, 2015Labor leaders presented real plans and logical solutions for creating clean jobs that sustain the labor movement and reduce or eliminate harm to the environment.
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World
At COP 21, indigenous people wield voices in fight for justice
December 3, 2015The Indigenous Environmental Network focuses on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, calling for moratoriums on new fossil fuel development, and fighting against "false solutions," like fracking and nuclear energy.
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World
From COP 21 to you: seeing green in Paris
December 2, 2015I hope that I have given you a taste of what it's like to be an environmental reporter in the midst of what could be the most important and decisive climate conference of all time.
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World
COP 21’s Climate Generations is a magnet for young environmentalists
December 2, 2015Countless young activists have flocked to France's capital to take part in what is shaping up to become a monumental and global environmental event.
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