Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Keystone XL heads to Senate for vote
November 18, 2014Many activists fighting against Keystone are expecting - or hoping - that if the bill does get its 60 votes, Obama will simply veto it anyway.
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“Season of the Witch” examines occult history of rock
October 31, 2014Speaking as an occult enthusiast, I prepared myself for the possibility that this book would consist of clichéd assumptions about the occult. Fortunately, the author doesn't go that route.
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Rare rhino death as poaching worsens
October 28, 2014A 34 year-old rhino named Suni, died from natural causes on Oct. 17, at a nature reserve in Kenya, leaving just six northern white rhinos remaining worldwide.
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Minnesota wolves hounded as hunting licenses increase
October 24, 2014At a time when wolves are only just starting to make a comeback in some states, these actions have fueled a climate of concern and outrage.
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At state park, fight is on to stop mountaintop removal
October 21, 2014The Kanawha Forest Coalition is desperately fighting a mountaintop removal project just outside of Kanawha State Forest, a state park in Loudendale, West Virginia.
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Panopticon’s breathtaking ride on “Roads to the North”
October 17, 2014When it comes to underground music, the black metal genre is about as subterranean as it gets.
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On climate train, green architect talks blueprints for future
October 14, 2014It's not just about reforming building regulations and materials, or outfitting buildings with snappy new energy-efficient technology, we also need to get everybody on board.
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Occupy Alaska: Thousands of walrus stranded
October 10, 2014Without a source of sea ice on which to spend the winter, the mammals have been forced to come ashore seeking refuge, in record numbers, confused and stranded.
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