Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Canada expands outrageous grizzly trophy hunt
April 16, 2014Activists including conservation groups, animal rights supporters, and First Nation tribe members have serious qualms about the hunting of these bears for pure sport.
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Today in eco-history: Leonardo da Vinci born
April 15, 2014On this day in 1453, Leonardo da Vinci was born. Besides being an artist, he was also a scientist and engineer, often called the exemplary "Renaissance Man."
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Galveston Bay: The biggest oil disaster you’re not hearing about
April 11, 2014Though smaller than the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010, when it omes to the amount of spillage the incident may grow, with everything and everyone from wildlife to workers currently paying the price.
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Today in eco-history: Civilian Conservation Corps created
April 10, 2014The CCC planted nearly three billion trees across the country, constructed more than 800 parks, updated fire fighting methods for forested areas, built dams, and built public roadways.
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Captain America sequel hits all the right buttons
April 8, 2014Weaved throughout the storyline are critiques of NSA surveillance and data-mining, the assassination of U.S. citizens without due process, and drone strikes.
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Did homophobia cut singer, LGBT activist Otep out of metal festival?
April 4, 2014It may be no coincidence that the festival's main sponsor is Rockstar Energy Drink, a corporation with ties to a homophobic, conservative political pundit.
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Japan ordered to end whale hunt
April 4, 2014Currently, Japan's whaling program is killing about 1,000 whales a year under the guise of "scientific purposes."
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Obama administration unveils plan to cut methane emissions
April 1, 2014The new strategy aims to reduce the output of methane, which reportedly has 20 times the effect on global warming that other gases, like carbon dioxide, have.
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