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

World

Typhoon ravages Philippines
November 12, 2013 By Blake Skylar
The "super-typhoon" developed on November 3, and proceeded to devastate the Philippines with wind speeds up to 195 mph before making its way to Vietnam, Taiwan, and parts of China.
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Arts

Marvel unveils new Muslim superheroine
November 8, 2013 By Blake Skylar
Marvel has introduced a new Ms. Marvel, a 16 year-old Pakistani-American, and the first Muslim superheroine to star in her own mainstream ongoing series.
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Environment

Koch-owned pipeline spews oil in Texas
November 5, 2013 By Blake Skylar
Continuing to prove that oil spills are the new normal, a pipeline in Smithville, Texas leaked about 17,000 gallons of crude on October 30.
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Environment

Shell to resume Arctic drilling, gives safety cold shoulder
November 1, 2013 By Blake Skylar
Due to a series of mishaps and protests from environmentalists worldwide, oil giant Shell withdrew its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. Now, in spite of this, the corporation is determined to resume operations...
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Environment

First big North Dakota oil spill since boom began
October 29, 2013 By Blake Skylar
A pipeline was found to have spilled 20,600 barrels of oil onto a wheat field and ruined parts of a nearby 1,800-acre farm, which belonged to farmer Steven Jensen.
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Environment

Fukushima water radiation doubles overnight
October 25, 2013 By Blake Skylar
Now, to make matters worse, the city is expected to get hit with another big storm in Typhoon Wipha's wake.
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World

Train carrying oil derails, sets Alberta town ablaze
October 22, 2013 By Blake Skylar
A train carrying crude and petroleum derailed and caused explosions near the Canadian village of Gainford, Alberta, forcing the entire community to evacuate, and firefighters have decided they must let the resulting blaze burn itself out.
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U.S.

Undocumented activists block another deportation bus
October 18, 2013 By Blake Skylar
Yesterday, a bus filled with dozens of immigrants en route to deportation ran into an unexpected roadblock: a group of undocumented activists and allies.
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