Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Environment
Maryland bans fracking, coinciding with new EPA report
June 10, 2015In terms of victories for the environment, this one is something of a sleeper hit, with momentum now starting to build as environmental groups celebrate another triumph over dangerous natural gas drilling.
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Environment
Toxic shock: California’s nightmare oil spill
May 26, 2015As in the case of so many prior disasters, environmentalists and everyone affected by this devastating oil spill are trying to get through what some have called a "nightmare scenario."
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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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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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“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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“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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