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Justin Catanoso

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in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, The United States

Website

http://www.justincatanoso.com

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Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, History

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December 2008

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Justin Catanoso is a Pulitzer-nominiated newspaper journalist and an instructor at Wake Forest University. His is executive editor of The Business Journal in Greensboro, NC, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, BusinesWeek and on National Public Radio. He lives with his wife, songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, and their three children in Greensboro, NC. My Cousin the Saint (William Morrow/HarperCollins) was released in North America in May 2008. It is his first book.

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Mongabay: Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forest

Palm trees, which make up 20% of the trees in the Amazon, grow mixed among various tree and grass species in the southern Peruvian Amazon lowlands of Manu National Park. Image by Justin Catanoso.

It is usual for research coming from the Amazon to be even remotely upbeat. But this story of mine for Mongabay qualifies. Newly published long-term research (February 2026) based on field monitori

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Average rating: 3.96 · 140 ratings · 30 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles 3.96 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Justin Catanoso wrote a new blog post Mongabay: Forest advocates accuse EU energy firm of Dutch biomass certification fraud Research shows that “biomass burning power plants emit 150% the CO2 of coal, and 300-400% the CO2 of natural gas, per unit energy produced.” Image by Read more of this blog post »
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message 2: by Mary Alice

Jun 16, 2009 11:09AM

Recently on EWTN I saw a program where two woman were talking about an Italian man who was a saint. The older woman on the show I believe was from was from Italy, and the women were related to this man. Is this the the man who your book is about?

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message 1: by Connie

Mar 12, 2009 08:32AM

Thank you for the invite. Your book sounds terrific - I am looking forward to reading it.