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John Tarantino

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My name is John Tarantino … and no, I am not related to Quinton Tarantino the movie director. I love writing about the environment, traveling, and capturing the world with my Lens as an amateur photographer.

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
June 25, 2013

Increasing Support For Climate Change

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In a post Hurricane Sandy world, the United States of America seems to be slowly waking up to the effects of climate change. Increasingly intense storms and changing weather patterns…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
February 9, 2013

Land And Water Grabbing A Global Phenomenon

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A recent study by the University of Virginia and the Polytechnic University of Milan titled Global Land and Water Grabbing is the first global quantitative assessment of land and water grabbing, Science Daily reports.…

Animals

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 17, 2012

Madagascar Lemurs Increasingly Endangered

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Of the 103 species of lemurs, over 90% should be on the Red List of Threatened Species. This is according to an assessment made by the Primate Specialist Group of…

Animals

Posted byby John Tarantino
June 7, 2012

Red Pandas

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Kung Fu Panda’s small but terrible martial arts master Shifu would be glad. BBC News reports that a male red panda has been transferred from the Paignton Zoo in Devon to Galloway Wildlife Conservation…

Green Technology

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 7, 2012

The Most Efficient Cars

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Many of us depend on the personal auto on a daily basis in order to get from one place to another. The personal auto plays a major role in our…

Uncategorized

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 21, 2011

A world of 7 billion people

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A world of 7 billion people

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 18, 2011

The Tragedy of Environmental Refugees

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In 1940, 2.5 million people left the Great Plains to migrate to adjacent areas and neighboring states. Severe drought and dust storms drove farmers and their families to leave their…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 10, 2011

New Ice Melt Data Cause for Concern?

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Most of us are not only aware but have accepted the concept of human-caused climate change. This has led many to look to areas of their lives that they can change,…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 7, 2011

Environmental Effects of Oil Spills

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The environmental effects of oil spills vary in degree according to the type of oil, ecosystem, season and current water conditions. Oil spills are one of the most unfortunate accidents…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
November 16, 2011

Coping with Climate Change

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Natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, droughts, and volcanic eruptions are found more and more in the news these days. Every year they are responsible for many deaths and…