Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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News
Technology vs. privacy: Drones stir up a whirlwind
September 19, 2016When there's a natural disaster, a drone is the logical go-to for journalists; but what are the potential consequences of using them?
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Environment
This week in history: Our National Parks face perils on their centennial
August 22, 2016With so many attacks on all sides, the National Park Service's best bet is to renew interest in the lands it has helped protect.
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Environment
Company halts bee-killing chemicals as activists stir up a hornet’s nest
May 18, 2016The movement to save the bees recently got a shot - or perhaps a sting - in the arm.
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Environment
Beyond Flint: Water safety is a life or death issue
April 5, 2016All over the country, communities are forced to live with tainted water, and it's important to note that in many such cases, in the face of dire health concerns, states exhibit a shocking level of negligence.
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Arts
“Batman v Superman”: It’s hero vs. hero, but the audience loses
March 31, 2016This film is the cinematic equivalent of a child slamming two plastic toy dinosaurs into one another.
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Environment
LA gas leak among worst ever – could new regulations help?
March 1, 2016The leak was halted on February 18, but not before ravaging the atmosphere with roughly 100,000 tons of methane, leaving a carbon footprint larger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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U.S.
Climate Disobedience Center defends oil blockaders — and so many others
February 9, 2016In the face of increasing fossil fuel disasters and legal crackdowns on civil disobedience, the need for this organization and others like it has never been greater.
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Environment
Trashing the oceans: More plastic than fish by 2050
February 4, 2016The increasing flow of plastic is positively choking the waters and their life: 90 percent of sea birds have consumed some form of plastic.
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