Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Environment
Climate contradictions: Obama approves Arctic drilling, plans visit to Alaska
August 18, 2015The move is especially bewildering for many, as the president has declared Alaska to be "the frontlines of our fight against climate change."
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U.S.
Black Cat Appreciation Day: the perfect time to adopt
August 17, 2015"Black cats are still the least likely to be adopted, and they need people to give them a chance."
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Environment
Mine waste spill fouls water in Colorado and New Mexico
August 11, 2015The latest ecological disaster left the Animas River a sickly color, after an accident on Aug. 5 sent at least three million gallons of mine waste gushing into the water.
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“Ant-Man” is fun, but never thinks big
July 30, 2015The movie is a decent enough popcorn flick, but its narrative weaknesses and hit-or-miss jokes don't help it much.
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Environment
After nine-year star trek, NASA spacecraft passes Pluto
July 14, 2015Applause erupted at NASA's New Horizons control center in the wake of the eponymous spacecraft's flyby of Pluto.
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Environment
Will damaged vessel put the freeze on Shell’s Arctic drilling?
July 14, 2015This incident offers further vindication for what environmentalists have been saying all along: that accidents are unavoidable in this ecologically sensitive region.
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Environment
Vigil held for explosion victims as criticism of oil trains broadens
July 7, 2015Held by 350.org and the Sierra Club, the event marked the two-year anniversary of the disaster, the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, oil train explosion that killed 47 people.
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Christopher Lee, 93: the Count bows out
June 16, 2015Lee, whose 70-year career spanned multiple mediums of art and several generations of audiences; his life was nearly as colorful and interesting as his later film roles would be.
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