Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Environment
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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U.S.
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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Environment
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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Arts
The Used headline pro-LGBT tour, join “It Gets Better”
January 22, 2013The Used, a popular rock/screamo band from Utah, are calling attention to a problem that plagues their state and many others: discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Environment
Bear sanctuary saved from eviction
January 18, 2013As a result, the 77 workers there will keep their jobs, and the 104 bears living there will continue to have a home.
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Environment
Australian fires threaten observatory, uncover drug labs
January 16, 2013The fires were fueled by a record-breaking, scorching heat wave - caused and worsened by climate change.
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Environment
Diplomats to gather, address mercury pollution
January 15, 2013Mercury pollution, caused by coal-fired power plants, is a growing worldwide problem.
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U.S.
Bill will let undocumented Illinoisans drive
January 11, 2013Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn declared he would sign into law a bill that would grant three-year state driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants .
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