Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Environment
“No more bomb trains”: environmental groups sue over weak regulations
May 20, 2015"Another derailment and explosion of a train carrying oil. We need to get these exploding death trains off the tracks."
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Environment
Chilling news: U.S. to allow Arctic oil drilling
May 12, 2015Shell's dabbling in the Chukchi Sea, most feel, is now inevitable; for the moment, the Beaufort Sea won't be touched, but even that could change.
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Opinion
Leaked emails a reminder of comics’ anti-woman problem
May 8, 2015Emails uncovered by Wikileaks, and anti-woman comments in an interview with Avengers actors, do not paint a nice picture of how Marvel views women.
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Arts
In “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” it’s heroes vs. world peace
May 5, 2015Though it shares a name with a saga from the comics, director Joss Whedon gives the film its own story, much more to offer than the previous outing.
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Arts
“The Flash”: first season speeds toward the finish line
April 28, 2015The series, a spinoff of "Arrow," is all about the fun, and putting the "comic" back into "comic book."
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Arts
“Arrow”: tensions high as new season draws back its bow
April 27, 2015The showrunners have painted almost every character into a corner around which it seems impossible for them to ever again emerge.
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Environment
Wildfire is first of many more due to California drought
April 21, 2015"California water policy, water management, and infrastructure need to be changed: those systems were built in an old climate and the reality is, we're in a new climate."
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Environment
Amidst drought, the grass is only greener for LA’s wealthy
April 13, 2015"It's all well and good that the wealthy are having their lawns painted green, but that's not a solution."
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