Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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U.S. shootings: Rockers, metal artists decry gun violence
February 11, 2013You can't sweep issues under the rug, not in a country that goes to the rest of the world and claims to be an exceptional example.
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U.S. shootings: Musicians, too, have been the victims
February 8, 2013"Twenty-four years to the day when John Lennon was shot and killed in front of his New York City apartment building, emerged from behind a seven-foot-high stack of amplifiers."
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Five million farmers sue Monsanto for “taxing production”
February 6, 2013Farmworkers say Monsanto makes an exorbitant profit each year on royalties from "renewal" seed harvests.
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Europe may ban bee-killing pesticides
February 6, 2013Under proposals now before the European Union, three pesticides that harm bees and have contributed to their overall decline may be banned soon on that continent.
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Obama, FCC expanding public Wi-Fi
February 5, 2013The move is intended to decrease network congestion and enhance media (such as streaming HD videos). It is also an important shift, however, in the direction of free Internet for everyone.
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Professors at exhibition talk implications of climate change
February 1, 2013They focused on its implications, how the public perceives it, and the attempt by conservatives to deny its very existence.
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Oil barge crashes, leaks into Mississippi River
January 29, 2013Cleanup crews rushed to clean up the mess the following day, and are continuing to skim oily water off the river.
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All but 50 U.S. research chimps to be retired
January 24, 2013As a result, some 400 chimps will be moved to a national sanctuary, where they will have room to live and play in peace.
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