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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

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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…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
November 1, 2011

Climate Change Vulnerability

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The Earth’s climate has been evolving continuously over millennia but the last two centuries have witnessed the development of the man-made greenhouse problem, which accelerates change climate vulnerability in an…

Green Technology

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 21, 2011

Mitsubishi MiEV Tours Portland, Ore

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Mitsubishi just happened to be touring in my neighborhood, the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon after eating lunch when I was asked to test drive the MiEV. I declined to…

Uncategorized

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 14, 2011

100% Renewable Energy by 2050?

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The World Wildlife Foundation in Canada performed a study of renewable energy that reported that 100% of our energy needs could be met with renewable energy sources by the year 2050. If…

Environment

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 6, 2011

Water – A Hotly Contested Resource for Survival and Development

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Globally, the water crisis is much worse than most people realize. We are fast approaching a world in which the most hotly-contested resource for development and survival is not oil,…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 4, 2011

Are You In Climate Change Denial?

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Wikipedia describes climate change denial as a term used to describe organized attempts to downplay, deny, or dismiss the scientific consensus on the extent of climate change, its significance, and…

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…