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:
The Case For Invasive Species
June 3, 2015
Water hyacinth in Africa, Zebra mussels in Lake Erie, Estuary of the San Francisco Bay
Tuvalu is Rising, Not Sinking
May 13, 2015
What else can be said about all the doom and gloom nonsense from UN scientists surrounding the atoll and sea level?
Volcanoes, Dinosaurs and Climate Change
May 12, 2015
One myth is that volcanoes emit more CO2 than human activities. According to the USGS, research findings indicated that the answer to this is a clear and unequivocal 'no'
Dust is a Worldwide Pollutant
May 5, 2015
About 50 percent of aerosols in North America come from overseas, primarily dust and pollution from trans-Pacific transport, and also a little but of dust from trans-Atlantic transport from Africa
America’s Self-Destructive Energy Policy
May 1, 2015
The United States has already radically cut carbon dioxide emissions—more than any country on earth since 2006
Cosmetics and Scare Tactics
April 9, 2015
Everything is 'contaminated' with trace levels of something that could be considered 'toxic' at some very high exposure level. But it is the dose that makes the poison
Worms Adapt to Some Toxins
March 15, 2015
Worms and toxic environments
Antibiotics Overuse And Its Implications
March 9, 2015
The use of antibiotics in animal production to promote growth has been banned in the EU and therefore in France since 2006
Solar Growing But Still Heavily Lagging Hydrocarbons
March 4, 2015
For all its rapid growth, solar isn't even keeping pace wit the growth appetite for hydrocarbons
Utopia Gone Awry
February 19, 2015
Environmentalist and doomsday-believer Dylan Evans
Ozone Regulation and the EPA
February 14, 2015
The west coast sees rising levels of ozone because of emissions from fast-developing Asian countries while the southeast sees increasing ozone from uncontrolled growth of the invasive species kudzu
Temperature and Carbon Dioxide Revisited
January 29, 2015
Sadly, the networks' bias on climate change has been happening for decades
Greenpeace- Shooting Itself in the Foot
January 23, 2015
Losing your money for years -- Pay their employees the lowest wage they can manage-- Their carbon footprint doesn't mean a damned thing to them
Greenpeace—Poverty Be Damned
January 19, 2015
Greenpeace vandals have destroyed crops, wiping out millions of dollars in research to develop food plants that require fewer pesticides, are more nutritious, reduce dangerous mold toxins, withstand floods,drought
Species Extinction Claims Are Overblown
January 3, 2015
Someone should notify all the doomsayers that they need to find something else to scare people about.
Ocean Acidification- A New Climategate?
December 31, 2014
Ocean acidification is said to be caused when excess atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed by the sea, reducing its pH level to make it more acidic
Lots Of Lost Jobs
December 29, 2014
United States economy is being 'hollowed out.'
Are We Too Clean?
December 24, 2014
Germs:The research is showing that the 'germs' we do our best to exterminate with antibacterial sprays are not our enemies after all
Microbes Are Everywhere
December 20, 2014
Dirty Flthy Money, A Sneeze, and Eco-friendly reusable shopping bags
Germany’s Energy Policy Mess
November 28, 2014
After pouring billions of Euros into renewable energy, the Germans are left with spiraling power prices, energy market chaos and collapsing companies
Japan’s Nuclear Lessons
November 20, 2014
Recently two reactors at Japan's Sendai nuclear power plant received approval. It will be the first such restart following Japan's post-Fukushima decision to close all nuclear plants nationwide
Media’s Misleading Headlines
November 12, 2014
Doubters and deniers are empowered by the main-stream media which has an interest in pumping up bad science or providing misleading headlines to create a 'debate' where there should be none
Bugs In Our Food
November 5, 2014
FDA sets these action levels because it is economically impractical to grow, harvest, or process raw products that are totally free of non-hazardous, naturally occurring, unavoidable defects.
Stanford’s Attempt At Improving Research Accuracy
November 2, 2014
Meta-Research Center at Stanford (METRICS), School of Medicine initiative
Don’t fall victim to plastic leaching from items
October 28, 2014
At doses up to more than 70,000 times the usual human exposure, BPA caused no health effects, no changes in body weight, effects on hormone levels, or changes in reproductive health or function
India’s Sanitation Problem
October 17, 2014
Diarrheal diseases kill 700,000 children in India every year
Phosphorus- Essential But Problematic
October 15, 2014
Some scientists want concern for the world’s dwindling phosphorus supply tacked onto the world’s list of environmental hazards with potentially global implications
Solar Panels Not Always Performing As Advertised
October 13, 2014
If 25 years are needed to break even, cells that fail in 2-5 years, means solar will never be economically viable
San Francisco’s $30 Million Dollar Cormorants
October 4, 2014
Perhaps Caltrans could install mini-windmills or solar panels on the bridge span. Then they would be exempt from fines regarding birds
Air pollution knows no boundaries
September 29, 2014