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

“American Horror Story” welcomes viewers into its coven
October 15, 2013 By Blake Skylar
A horror anthology series with a rotating/recurring cast, always led by the talented Jessica Lange. Too gruesome for some, too campy for others, American Horror Story is one of those shows that finds and snags a...
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Environment

Coming typhoon an ill wind for nuke-nervous Japan
October 15, 2013 By Blake Skylar
The typhoon will bring hurricane-force winds, rain, and flooding to a city that is already enduring the now-global Fukushima disaster.
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Environment

Workers hit with radioactive water as Fukushima disaster continues
October 11, 2013 By Blake Skylar
As fresh horrors in the global Fukushima disaster continue to unfold, nuclear plant workers are the latest victims.
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Environment

Fukushima now a global disaster
October 8, 2013 By Blake Skylar
More than two years after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl and after more than two years of denial and cover-up, the Japanese government on Oct. 6, through Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has requested global aid.
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Arts

Skagos’ “Anarchic” disregards the “laws” of its genre
October 7, 2013 By Blake Skylar
Composed of two musical pieces, each over 30 minutes in length, the release offers a poetic perspective on the current state of the natural world.
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Environment

Fracking site unleashes radioactive water into Pa. creek
October 4, 2013 By Blake Skylar
In the latest incident of environmental poisoning caused by fracking, a wastewater treatment facility in Pennsylvania is spewing radioactive water into the local Blacklick Creek.
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Environment

Environment threatened and 400 parks closed by government shutdown
October 1, 2013 By Blake Skylar
While the people are banned from the more than 400 shuttered national parks, big oil and gas companies will have no trouble getting in and will continue operations as usual in 12 of the otherwise closed...
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Arts

Has “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” suited up for failure?
September 30, 2013 By Blake Skylar
The show is interesting in that it offers a behind-the-curtain look at this fantastical world of heroes. But in many ways, it may have missed its mark.
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