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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.

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 12, 2013

Wind Power: The Real Offshore Solution

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Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by Bruce Stokes via Flickr. Each year our country’s energy demands increase and while we continue to rely on dirty fossil fuels, which perpetuates the dirty practice of offshore drilling, just…

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.…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 22, 2012

Firefly LED: The Light Bulb that Runs for 40 Years Under 90% Efficiency

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Typical compact fluorescent lamps have an average lifespan of about 11,000 hours. LED lamps on the other hand can last for more than 30,000 hours. Compared to the ancient incandescent…

Animals

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 22, 2012

Green Bridges for Animals

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Photo Credit: Zwarts & Jansma It’s always sickening to see unsuspecting wildlife cross the road and get hit or run over, often with fatal consequences. But with the help of…

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…

Eco Editorial

Posted byby John Tarantino
January 14, 2012

High Speed Rail And Its Viability

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It’s well documented and known that the Obama Administration launched dreams of a high speed rail line in California as well as in DC (for the whole country actually). The…

Eco Editorial

Posted byby John Tarantino
January 13, 2012

The Costa Concordia Tragedy and Environmental Dangers

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The Costa Concordia is a ticking time bomb. The ship lying on its side, vulnerable to harsh waters and the elements, could potentially leak dangerous oil into the ocean at…

Sustainability

Posted byby John Tarantino
January 12, 2012

Tracking Footprints

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A footprint is more than an impression on a yielding surface. It’s a record of pressure, direction, and identity. Just as different animals have different tracks, so people from all…