Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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World
“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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Opinion
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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Environment
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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Environment
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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“American Horror Story”: Is it worth checking in to “Hotel”?
October 23, 2015"Hotel" is crazy and bizarre enough to warrant watching for now, but this show is becoming the gold standard for 'flash in the pan.'
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Panopticon’s “Autumn Eternal” is fall-themed metal at its finest
October 21, 2015I've always felt that Panopticon hit its peak with "Kentucky." The new album, "Autumn Eternal," changed my mind.
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Environment
Antarctic meltdown: Continent at risk by 2100, cities to pay price
October 13, 2015If greenhouse gas emissions continue at their present rate, ice shelves could collapse by the end of the century.
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