Blake Skylar

Blake is a writer and production manager, responsible for the daily assembly of the People's World home page. He has earned awards from the IWPA and ILCA, and his articles have appeared in publications such as Workday Minnesota, EcoWatch, and Earth First News. He has covered issues including the BP oil spill in New Orleans and the 2015 U.N. Climate Conference in Paris.

He lives in Pennsylvania with his girlfriend and their cats. He enjoys wine, books, music, and nature. In his spare time, he reviews music, creates artwork, and is working on several books and digital comics.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar

Environment

Climate Train riders make their voices heard
September 21, 2014 By Blake Skylar
"This march is about putting yourself on the front lines - to let citizens, corporations, and government know what you think, what you want, and how you feel."
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U.S.

Activists gather for the Green line to the climate march
September 20, 2014 By Blake Skylar
"This march represents an incredible diversity of people, all realizing that this is the same fight."
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Environment

Climate change to spell doom for U.S. bird species
September 12, 2014 By Blake Skylar
As a million people plan to participate in the People's Climate March at the UN on Septrmbrt 21, experts have issued a new warning that many species of American birds are facing extinction.
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Environment

California to dispose of plastic bags
September 9, 2014 By Blake Skylar
"Data from the over 121 local plastic bag bans in California has proven that bans are effective nd have refuted industry's claims of apocalyptic impacts on jobs."
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Environment

Oil spill on Ohio River
August 29, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Cleanup crews are working to gather and dispose of the oil, and the U.S. Coast Guard has closed a 15-mile stretch of the Ohio River.
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World

Indonesia elects working-class metalhead president
August 15, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Joko Widodo has become the president of Indonesia after winning 53.13 percent of the vote in the country's 2014 presidential election. He will take office Oct. 20.
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Arts

New “X-Men” is more of the same
August 13, 2014 By Blake Skylar
This is a movie about returning to the past, and indeed, in the end, all it really does is tread the same old ground.
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Arts

“Guardians of the Galaxy” is spacefaring fun
August 12, 2014 By Blake Skylar
This latest entry in their rapidly expanding universe of comic book adaptations, is a good-natured thrill ride full of fast-paced action and utterly ridiculous humor.
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