Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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U.S.
After Court smackdown of Arizona, DREAMers speak out
June 27, 2012President Obama recently ordered an end to deportation of young people who have been brought to this country as children.
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U.S.
Toronto bans plastic bags
June 22, 2012Mayor Rob Ford asked council to do away with a bylaw that required stores to charge five cents for plastic bags. Instead, council opted to excise the bags altogether.
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Opinion
Tom Morello documentary chronicles unity and “rebel songs”
June 22, 2012Tom Morello has provided words of encouragement and a rocking soundtrack to the Occupy movement and the struggles of workers and oppressed everywhere.
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U.S.
Senate blocks GOP attack on clean air regulations
June 21, 2012The Democrat-dominated Senate defeated a move to crush EPA regulations on mercury and toxic chemical emissions from coal power plants.
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World
Canada may fast-track Big Oil at expense of environment
June 20, 2012Activists and critics alike are outraged at the Canadian government's recent decision to drastically downsize its environmental assessment process.
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U.S.
“Agent Orange corn” and herbicide spark concern
June 19, 2012As the Food & Drug Administration decides whether to approve genetically modified corn that will be resistant to the chemical, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering stepping forward to restrict use of 2,4-D.
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U.S.
Union fire fighters risk life and limb in wildfires
June 15, 2012Two wildfires have destroyed forest area, buildings, and homes, and the fire fighters understand that containing the blaze will be no easy feat.
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U.S.
Toxic chromium in New Jersey town plagues residents
June 15, 2012While I was growing up as a teenager in Garfield, residents more directly affected by the chromium contamination were suffering.
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