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

Environment
$Is the fracking industry bribing professors?$

Is the fracking industry bribing professors?
September 27, 2012 By Blake Skylar
The University of Texas plans to organize experts to review a report on fracking after learning that the professor who wrote it is in the pocket of the natural gas industry.
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Environment

Lax rules letting drillers pollute the earth
September 26, 2012 By Blake Skylar
The methods are controversial enough. But activists have pointed out that oil and gas drilling have a nasty side effect.
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U.S.

Romney’s plane window flub shows his head’s in the clouds
September 26, 2012 By Blake Skylar
The next time Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney boards a plane, he'd like to be able to roll his window down.
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Environment

Japan withdraws goal of no nukes by 2040
September 25, 2012 By Blake Skylar
If the Japanese government continues to cater to corporate interests, critics fear, it will accommodate neither public demand nor scientific fact.
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Metal musicians talk community, politics, LGBT equality
September 24, 2012 By Blake Skylar
With the critical 2012 presidential election coming up, metal music is getting political.
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Labor

As ice melts, geoengineering gets a less frosty reception
September 21, 2012 By Blake Skylar
A leading sea ice expert has predicted the final disappearance of Arctic ice in the summer within four years.
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World

Should mining in Greenland follow the U.S.’s example?
September 20, 2012 By Blake Skylar
There are serious talks about turning the country into a mining frontier in order to access its many precious metals.
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World

Japan abandoning nuclear power by 2040
September 19, 2012 By Blake Skylar
The global nuclear industry faces tough times - and activists feel optimistic - in light of historic news that Japan has decided to abandon nuclear power.
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