Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Wildfires – and Republican climate change cluelessness – continue
August 22, 2012As the blazes continue to consume forests and destroy homes, the climate change that spawned them is continuously being denied or ignored by Republicans.
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Germany’s plans to go green
August 21, 2012If the shift is successful, Germany could stand as a paradigm for industrialized countries looking to do the same.
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German wind farm delayed over possible danger to porpoises
August 17, 2012The 230,000-plus porpoises (and dolphins) in the North and Baltic seas use sound to navigate, locate prey, and find mating partners. Interference with that could, indeed, effectively kill them.
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Mutated butterflies: Fukushima aftermath continues
August 17, 2012For those who continue to argue that nuclear energy is both feasible and safe, protesters may have a new, compelling argument: "Tell that to the butterflies."
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Rock band to Romney: “Stop using our music!”
August 16, 2012The band made it clear they did not support President Obama's Republican opponent.
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Joe Kubert, inspirational comic artist, dead at 85
August 14, 2012Kubert would continue to work on comics for the rest of his life, and contributed as recently as this year to an issue of "Before Watchmen."
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KFC’s tainted legacy of rainforest destruction, animal cruelty
August 10, 2012Consumers of Kentucky Fried Chicken food may care to know their meal is being served with a side of cruelty.
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Guitar company used illegal rainforest wood
August 10, 2012The crime came to light after federal agents raided one of the company's supply outlets in Nashville, Tenn.
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