Jack Dini
John William Dini, know to all as ‘Jack’, passed away at the age of 89 on June 17, 2026. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov. 14, 1936.
He published two books, a technical book on materials science and coatings and another on environmental issues. In retirement, he wrote extensively on various environmental issues for online publications.
He was a skilled leaded glass hobbyist, creating more than 20 lamps and many panels. He was a jogger for many years, competing in over 300 long distance races. He was a slow runner, not wanting to take the glory away from others. His secret was to start slow and taper. He and Anne traveled extensively, visiting over 70 countries.
He is survived by his wife, Anne, of 67 years, and sons Mike, Steve, and Paul. If you were to meet him somewhere, he would sum up his life as ‘peaches and cream’.
Most Recent Articles by Jack Dini:
Denmark’s Costly Energy Plan Roadblocks
July 9, 2016
Another report casts serious doubt on the accuracy of the statement that Danes satisfy 20 percent of their electricity through wind power
Killers of MRSA
July 5, 2016
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)
Regulation Overload
June 30, 2016
Unparalleled increase in regulatory burdens spells a decline in economic freedom and individual liberty, with a concomitant increase in political gamesmanship and cronyism
Lithium- An Essential Nutrient For Humans
June 27, 2016
Lithium does have a serious drawback- toxicity
US electricity consumers will pay for the investment in renewable fuels as utility companies pass the increased costs on to consumers
Oops-There Are Benefits From Climate Change
May 24, 2016
In addition, as the world develops, it has become much less vulnerable to unusual weather events
Pharmaceutical companies find that test results favoring new drugs typically disappear when the tests are repeated
Coal Renaissance Everywhere But In The United States
April 23, 2016
Foolishness and futility of the Obama climate-change regulations
Energy Polices Gone Awry
April 15, 2016
In Britain, utility SSE is rethinking its wind farms as the country cuts subsidies.
Germany’s Renewable Energy Woes
March 28, 2016
Germany's power grid is now more unstable than it has been in decades. That fact in combination with the high electricity prices, is driving industry out.
More Climate Change Stories
March 22, 2016
Sea levels have been rising fairly consistently for the past century or so, and there's been no solid evidence its been speeding up in recent years due to man-made global warming.
Celebrities’ Carbon Emissions
March 17, 2016
Journalists help promote Hollywood celebrities while condemning average Americans for causing climate change
A highly publicized folly attracting much worldwide ridicule
Body Mass Index Poor Metric For Measuring Health
March 1, 2016
BMI doesn't scale well. A tall man with the exact same build and body composition as a shorter man will have a higher BMI
Environmental Groups Collect Vast Amounts of Money
February 27, 2016
Recent studies showed that the EPA gave itself $31.2 million and $3.65 million in public funds to lead authors to support the scientific case for its Clean Power Plan
Over-Zealous Reporting Ruins Story Lines
February 9, 2016
"In the war strategy of the conservation movement, exaggeration is a standard weapon and is used consciously on broad fronts"
Radiation- Low Doses Should Not Be feared
February 6, 2016
A linear threshold model with no low-dose harm can free people from the grip of groundless phobias. No harm, No fear
Bat Killers—White Nose Disease and Wind Turbines
February 1, 2016
Wind turbines killed almost 900,000 bats in 2013 alone
Solar Impulse 2—Delay in Around the World Flight
January 25, 2016
In most other states, and particularly northern states and states east of the Rockies, solar power is less productive than in Florida
Indonesia- Massive Fires and Carbon Emissions
January 19, 2016
Emissions from fires in 2015 bumped Indonesia from the sixth-largest emitter in the world to the fourth- largest in just six weeks.
Obama’s Massive Regulatory Agenda
January 15, 2016
At the federal level, the biggest costs from from vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, which cost consumers $55 billion a year, and the requirement to use corn-based ethanol in gasoline, which costs $31 billion per year
Hidden Climate Change Stories
January 11, 2016
It's all part of the liberal narrative. Science that doesn't agree with the media's agenda is treated as if it's myth, or simply ignored.
Resiliency of Nature—Life Adapts
January 5, 2016
Nature has also demonstrated the capacity for natural recovery from an atomic holocaust
Science and Chocolate- Impressive Results
December 31, 2015
Chocolate is an $83 billion a yer business according to the research firm MarketsandMarkets. That makes the industry's value larger than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than 130 nations on earth
Bad Science Publishing and Press Releases
December 29, 2015
Evidence suggests that media coverage can have an effect on the uptake of treatments and services, and even on subsequent academic citations
California’s Solar Issues
December 14, 2015
California has stunned green advocates by excluding rooftop solar from their renewable energy mandate
Beijing’s Red Smog Alert and China’s Coal Issues
December 10, 2015
I agree with the economists who have grown increasingly skeptical about the data China publishes, and the recent revisions open a new episode in the debate over its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
So, really, how toxic is glyphosphate?
Spain’s Green Energy Problems
December 1, 2015
Over the past two years the Spanish government has been slashing generous subsidies for the renewable energy industry. As a result the installation of new wind turbines has ground to a halt
Germany’s Energiewende Lesson
November 27, 2015
Cautionary tale to the rest of the world: this is what happens when you let starry-eyed greens take the reins