Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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At COP 21, indigenous people wield voices in fight for justice
December 3, 2015The Indigenous Environmental Network focuses on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, calling for moratoriums on new fossil fuel development, and fighting against "false solutions," like fracking and nuclear energy.
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From COP 21 to you: seeing green in Paris
December 2, 2015I hope that I have given you a taste of what it's like to be an environmental reporter in the midst of what could be the most important and decisive climate conference of all time.
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COP 21’s Climate Generations is a magnet for young environmentalists
December 2, 2015Countless young activists have flocked to France's capital to take part in what is shaping up to become a monumental and global environmental event.
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“Paris, a beacon of hope”: Words of solidarity as COP 21 opens
November 30, 2015Leaders from all over the world gathered today in the suburb of Le Bourget for the opening of the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 21).
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Thanksgiving now is a lot better than it was then
November 25, 2015While it is a cliché to state what you're thankful for, I am thankful for what I have today and for the way things turned out.
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Heating up climate talks: A reader’s guide to COP 21
November 24, 2015All eyes will be on Paris when the City of Lights shines upon a hugely significant, potentially historic event - the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 21.
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Green news roundup: Keystone XL, Arctic oil drilling get X’ed out
November 3, 2015October and November have ushered in victories for environmentalists. Corporations have been soundly defeated or exposed on many fronts.
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Alda’s “Passage”: Music and environment, Cascadian style
October 29, 2015Not a band to mince words, Alda is the latest 'green' black metal artist that is lamenting the destruction done to nature.
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