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Service Dog Given To Wounded Vietnamese-American U.S. Army Captain

Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) provided a service dog to Vietnamese-American United States Army Captain James Van Thach, who was severely wounded in Iraq and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for his wounds.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Vietnamese-American US Army Captain James Van Thach walked away from a career as an aspiring lawyer when he graduated from Touro Law Center in 2002, after the terrorist attack on our country on September 11, 2001.

He became a U.S. Army Infantry officer and served two arduous years fighting for his nation in Iraq.

Cleanup for North Orange County Toxic Plume Could Cost $200 Million

A nation bent on military buildup that does not relent when it can, is truly one of the most dangerous.

(ANAHEIM, CA) - When it comes to environmental contamination in Orange County, California, we typically cover the south county eyesore that was once a Marine fighter base, the old MCAS El Toro.

Now, thanks to an article by Pat Brennan, published yesterday by the Orange County Register, we get the dirty details on another plume, this one in north Orange County.

Oregon Coast Aquarium Invites Divers to Dive with Sharks

If you've been waiting for a chance to swim with the sharks...here you go!

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - Passionate divers may join a pilot "guest dive" program at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

They will dive with Aquarium sharks and other fishes under the supervision of Aquarium dive guides, and explore the simulated shipwreck in the Halibut Flats exhibit, swim through the kelp and become a part of the Aquarium dive show as visitors in the tunnel watch them and take photos.

Toxic Exposure of Marines, Murder and Government Cover-up

New book explores MCAS El Toro Superfund Site and related mysteries.

(SALEM) - A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals, published on Amazon's Kindle on May 4th, is the result of a three year investigation by Tim King and Robert O’Dowd of Salem-News.com.

The subject explores the environmental contamination at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, California, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Colombian Reserve to Double in Size, Aiding Critically Endangered Parrot

The Fuertes’s Parrot is endemic to Colombia.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The critically endangered Fuertes’s Parrot and 11 other globally threatened species of birds, mammals, and amphibians will receive greater protections thanks to a joint effort by several advocacy groups.

They joined forces to acquire about 356 acres of land to double the size of the existing Giles-Fuertesi Nature Reserve.

4,000K Walk for Diabetes Awareness Urges Return to Traditional Food Sources

Historic walk because of diabetes crisis, and for a return to traditional sources of food

(WASHINGTON DC) - The story from Survival International involves the devastating impact of corporate food on an indigenous community.

It relates very directly to what is happening right now in the US as the corporate food industry is using government to destroy traditional sources of food...

Occupy Wall Street User Manual--Part 1

Knowledge is power.

(Calgary, Alberta) - In the 19th century, history was largely explained by The Great Man Theory , the paradigm that history was made and driven by extraordinary individuals who, through either charisma, intelligence, wisdom, or Machiavellian skills, expressed their power in a way that had a decisive impact on the flow of history.

Herbert Spencer, the 19th century Father of Sociology, rejected this idea, saying that such “great” men are really the products of their social milieu, and that their actions would be impossible outside their social environment.

Making Monkey of Bird Flu

Industrial ag (Big Pharm) used the hoax of avian flu to slaughter the birds of poor farmers across Asia.

(CHICAGO) - Raising chickens in the city is a means to support local organic food systems and to provide food security to any family.

Increasing numbers of cities are changing laws to legalize raising chickens.

MCAS El Toro: Modern Day Marine Ghost Town

The photos each tell a small story, all are captioned.

(IRVINE, CA) - There was a time, a long time in fact, when the best possible stateside duty a Marine could hope for, was Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Orange County.

It was exciting and fast paced and located close to Laguna Beach. None of us could ever have imagined it would become what it is today.

I do not think we need more human beings on this planet: Peter Singer

Kourosh engages author of 1975 book "Animal Liberation", "Rethinking Life and Death" and "Practical Ethics."

(TEHRAN) - Peter Singer, world-renowned Australian philosopher and bio-ethicist; is a Professor of Bioethics at Princeton and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Singer specializes in applied ethics and is known for his secular and preference utilitarian viewpoints.

What follows is the complete text of our conversation. Peter's answers are rather brief as compared to my elaborate questions; however, I think it has become a readable debate.