Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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U.S.
Environmental groups unite to stop Keystone XL
February 14, 2012Aactivist group 350 called on everyone to send half a million messages to the Senate by the end of the day demanding "back the President and make sure this pipeline doesn't get built."
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World
Flower workers: giving Valentine’s Day new meaning
February 14, 2012Colombian workers - mostly female - who cut and ship flowers must endure substandard pay and conditions, reports the AFL-CIO. This holiday would provide an excellent opportunity to show support for them.
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U.S.
Pork corporations ending use of torturous crates
February 10, 2012Temple Grandin noted that a pig's life in a gestation crate is comparable to a person being stuck in an airline seat for their entire life.
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U.S.
Congresswomen defend birth control for all
February 9, 2012Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and three other congresswomen attended a special news conference, reacting to Republican Speaker John Boehner's harsh attack on the Obama administration's birth control policy.
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U.S.
Will Facebook get a ‘like’ in China?
February 8, 2012Facebook wants to reach China's Internet population, but critics and analysts are doubtful of its prospects there.
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U.S.
Civil rights and labor leaders develop strategy to repeal anti-immigrant law
February 7, 2012Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, has threatened people of color regardless of their legal status, and continues to damage the state's economy and reputation.
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U.S.
Thai house raid reveals ongoing attacks on wildlife
February 7, 2012Thailand's developed infrastructure, in combination with substandard law enforcement, typically makes for almost effortless smuggling.
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U.S.
Bayer’s ill-gotten factory farming profits
February 6, 2012There are potentially lethal strains of bacteria, traced to antibiotics produced by pharmaceutical corporation Bayer, present in pork, beef, and poultry
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