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...just rabbits that are being used to heat homes. Reindeer, moose, horses, pigs and cows are all thrown into an incinerator run by a firm called Konvex near Lake Vanem, southeast of Stockholm. Using a new method that was developed with the help of E.U. funding, raw animal material is crushed, ground and then pumped into a boiler where it is burned together with wood chips, peat or other waste to produce heat. "It is an efficient system as it solves the problem of dealing with animal waste and it provides heat," says Leo Virta, the managing director of Konvex...
...them for fuel is rare in Europe, using animal by-products as fuel is now normal practice thanks to the E.U. law about disposal of raw meat and carcasses. Offal and other by-products must be incinerated or treated by approved waste-disposal companies. Not only does that help Europe meet its ambitious green energy targets, it also aids in the E.U's bid to reduce landfill waste levels by 35% by 2020. (See the top 10 green ideas...
...Houben's method of communication caused controversy? "Facilitated communication," as it's called, is a hotly disputed method. Studies on its use in autistic patients have shown that caregivers - often in an earnest desire to help the patient - are sometimes themselves controlling the typing. Some of the news footage of Houben appears to show him and his therapist typing on his computer screen with his eyes closed. Earlier this week, Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, told The Associated Press that Houben's communication was "Ouija board stuff. It's been discredited time and time again...
...working for South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission have been unearthing remains there and at 11 other mass graves from the Korean War. By piecing together and acknowledging the massacres, they say, South Koreans can finally put a dark chapter in history to rest - and the evidence can help victims seek compensation from the government. The commission, however, does not have the power to arrest the perpetrators. (See pictures of brawling legislators in South Korea...
...region of insurgents, some of whom crossed the border from Rwanda after the genocide of the 1990s. After taking the lead role in fighting the rebels in 2004 and 2005, the peacekeepers have shifted their mission to supporting the Congolese army, providing fuel, transport, logistics and other help...