Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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World
What’s behind savage beatings, killings of metal fans?
April 17, 2012In what appears to be part of a recent uptick in prejudicial attacks on the heavy metal community, 16 year-old metal fan Ben Moores was brutally kicked and beaten by a gang in Lancashire, England.
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U.S.
Activists say BP cut corners on Gulf oil cleanup
April 13, 2012Protesters and environmental activists declared that the oil company had seriously cut corners in its cleanup of the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S.
Phoenix mayor opposes discrimination against LGBT community
April 12, 2012This development comes after a recent example of such prejudice, in which a lesbian couple was kicked out of a restaurant.
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U.S.
Golden Gods awards: Damien Echols, musicians speak out
April 12, 2012These teenagers were vilified simply because they looked and dressed differently, and listened to heavy metal.
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U.S.
Is the sting of Bayer pesticides responsible for bee decline?
April 11, 2012Bayer pesticides, are responsible for the deaths of bees worldwide; despite this fact, the company is refusing to cease its marketing of these hazardous agrochemicals.
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Opinion
Facebook consumes Instagram, grows more massive
April 10, 2012Facebook recently bought Instagram, a tiny mobile photo-sharing company that employed 13 workers, in what appears to be a continuous effort by Facebook to maximize its grip on the Internet.
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U.S.
After dog deaths, owners campaign against Nestle Purina
April 6, 2012Safranek, a Brooklyn Heights, Ohio resident, said of her nine year-old fox terrier, "Waggin' Train Wholesome Chicken Jerky Treats were the last thing Sampson ate before he fell ill."
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U.S.
Louisiana plan draws support but raises concern among fishermen
April 5, 2012The plan would fix significant environmental problems and repair the state's receding coastline.
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