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

Did homophobia cut singer, LGBT activist Otep out of metal festival?
April 4, 2014 By Blake Skylar
It may be no coincidence that the festival's main sponsor is Rockstar Energy Drink, a corporation with ties to a homophobic, conservative political pundit.
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Environment

Japan ordered to end whale hunt
April 4, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Currently, Japan's whaling program is killing about 1,000 whales a year under the guise of "scientific purposes."
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Environment

Obama administration unveils plan to cut methane emissions
April 1, 2014 By Blake Skylar
The new strategy aims to reduce the output of methane, which reportedly has 20 times the effect on global warming that other gases, like carbon dioxide, have.
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Environment

Today in eco-history: Ruins of Pompeii discovered
April 1, 2014 By Blake Skylar
"The excavation of Pompeii brought to light not just individual buildings and artifacts, but an urban fabric."
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Environment

Texas oil spill worsens as it travels down coast
March 28, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Strong winds have worsened matters, causing the oil to spread across a wider distance. This spill not only threatens birds and other large animals in the bay, but also seafood species like shrimp, blue crab and...
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Environment

After collision, Texas ship channel awash in oil
March 25, 2014 By John Wojcik And Blake Skylar
The collision sent 170,000 gallons of oil into the body of water that connects the Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico and deals with up to 80 vessels per day. The oil quickly spread into...
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Environment

Fracking encroaches on Pennsylvania forests
March 21, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Five activists were arrested Mar. 20 in Pennsylvania's Tiadaghton State Park for protesting fracking operations there. Blocking the only access point to a wellpad, they chained themselves to barrels of concrete.
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Environment

Loss of life in Harlem the price paid for crumbling infrastructure
March 19, 2014 By Blake Skylar
It's no coincidence that the collapsed buildings were served by a 127 year-old gas main; those in the labor movement are feeling the unfortunate burden of vindication.
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