Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Opinion
Minnesota oil spill largely unreported, spills by rail hit new high
February 11, 2014Here's something troubling for environmentalists to contemplate: Have oil spills become so common, so normal, that the media only bothers to highlight the largest-scale disasters?
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U.S.
Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy
February 7, 2014XL backers' arguments that the project is a jobs provider are being disputed. Many, including some labor activists, feel that the pipeline issue does not need to be divisive, and that they share the same underlying...
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U.S.
Pete Seeger’s green activism in New York and New Jersey
February 4, 2014Seeger did much for New Jersey, taking a stand against ocean dumping . And he thought that a graceful boat would draw people to their forgotten riverfronts and imagine a different future for the Hudson River
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U.S.
Will Facebook die out by 2017?
January 31, 2014According to a new study, one of the world's most popular social networks may be about to go the way of the dinosaur.
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Environment
Dolphin slaughter stirs up wave of outrage
January 28, 2014Dolphin hunting is also known as drive hunting, and involves driving the animals together with boats and trapping them. It is increasingly seen as a cruel, inhumane, and entirely unnecessary practice.
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Labor
Today in labor history: 109 coal miners die in explosion
January 27, 2014The coal miners were underpaid Eastern Europeans who were told not to complain about their substandard and dangerous working conditons.
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U.S.
Edward Snowden holds Twitter Q&A session
January 24, 2014Whistleblower Edward Snowden took questions from Twitter users on Jan. 23, tackling queries about civil liberties, whether all spying is inherently wrong, and more.
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Environment
W. Va. spill occurred after repeated lack of oversight
January 14, 2014This month is a bitter anniversary for Charleston: Three years ago, experts with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board urged the state to create a new program to prevent toxic chemical spills
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