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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.

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
September 22, 2011

Why Are The Rainforests Disappearing?

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Source: wikimedia.org The rainforests are one of our most precious natural habitats, providing homes for thousands of unique plant and animal species, as well as a fair proportion of the oxygen…

Sustainability

Posted byby John Tarantino
September 18, 2011

The Sustainability of Food Production

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How the world will be fed in coming years is a highly controversial issue. Not only is the world population increasing exponentially, we are also quickly depleting the non-renewable resources…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 11, 2011

First Victims of Global Warming

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Well here we have it, Global Warming has officially swallowed an entire island… Rising ocean levels, caused by global warming (which is causing glaciers to melt), will soon make 70,000…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 11, 2011

Honda Fuel Cell Car due in 2008

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This sounds like a really great idea doesn’t it? Here we have a car that tops out at 100 mph and travels up to 270 miles on a tank of…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
January 5, 2011

Mystery bird deaths: Weather or Pollution?

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On New Year’s Eve thousands of red wing black birds showered a neighborhood in the small town of Bebee, AK. Wildlife officials investigating the massive bird kill believe fireworks may…

Green Tips

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 22, 2010

The 7 Sins of Greenwashing

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1. Sin of the hidden trade-off – advertising based on a narrow aspect of the product while not reporting its entire environmental impact. 2. Sin of no proof. If a product’s claims about…

Other Stories

Posted byby John Tarantino
November 22, 2010

The Willamette River Transit Bridge

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The Willamette River Transit Bridge is part of a larger project to extend 7.3 miles of the Portland Light Rail (MAX) to Milwaukie, Oregon (a suburb to the south). The…

Other Stories

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 22, 2010

Rail~Volution

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developing real advocates for the Portland metropolitan region’s MAX Light Rail System. At the conference in 1994, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (District 3, Oregon) announced that in 1995, Rail~Volution would become…

Green Technology

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 1, 2010

Will The Nissan Leaf Thrive?

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According to the official Nissan Leaf website, Nissan has secured 20,000 reservations for the all electric zero emissions vehicle and is no longer accepting anymore. It calls the initial reservations…

Green Tips

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 22, 2009

10 Tips for an Eco Romance

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Holding hands in the park, non stop flirty text messages in your inbox, the butterflies in your stomach. There is nothing like being in love whether it lasts for a…