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

Arts

“The Quiet Ones” is drama dressed up as horror
April 29, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Though perhaps arbitrarily unique among its peers, "The Quiet Ones" will likely still get lumped in with the other PG-13 contemporaries and forgotten soon enough.
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Environment

Today in eco-history: Chernobyl disaster announced to public
April 28, 2014 By Blake Skylar
On this day in 1986, continuing high levels of radiation emerging from the Chernobyl disaster led Soviet authorities to publically announce the accident.
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Environment

People’s World Google Hangout focuses on shutting down the Keystone XL
April 22, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Part of the lead up to this week's demonstrations in Washington's against the XL Pipeline was an April 15 Google Hangout sponsored by the People's World.
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Environment

Canada expands outrageous grizzly trophy hunt
April 16, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Activists including conservation groups, animal rights supporters, and First Nation tribe members have serious qualms about the hunting of these bears for pure sport.
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Environment

Today in eco-history: Leonardo da Vinci born
April 15, 2014 By Blake Skylar
On this day in 1453, Leonardo da Vinci was born. Besides being an artist, he was also a scientist and engineer, often called the exemplary "Renaissance Man."
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Environment

Galveston Bay: The biggest oil disaster you’re not hearing about
April 11, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Though smaller than the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010, when it omes to the amount of spillage the incident may grow, with everything and everyone from wildlife to workers currently paying the price.
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Environment

Today in eco-history: Civilian Conservation Corps created
April 10, 2014 By Blake Skylar
The CCC planted nearly three billion trees across the country, constructed more than 800 parks, updated fire fighting methods for forested areas, built dams, and built public roadways.
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Arts

Captain America sequel hits all the right buttons
April 8, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Weaved throughout the storyline are critiques of NSA surveillance and data-mining, the assassination of U.S. citizens without due process, and drone strikes.
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