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New Twist on Methane Reduction

“The work Colombia and Canada are doing, will reduce landfill gas...” - Ned Helme, president of CCAP

(TORONTO) - The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) and the Government of Canada today debuted a video [click here] about an innovative program in Colombia, South America, that reduces methane gas emissions from landfills as a way to mitigate the dangers of global climate change and showcases the collaborative work of developed and developing countries.

Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100-year atmospheric lifetime.

Circumcision and the Twofold Emotional Pathway Arising from the Cycle of Betrayal

I always had an internal battle because of my humiliation and injustice. ~ I wanted it to work like other men’s worked. Andrei Chikatilo.[1]

(MONTEREY, CA) - The majority of known serial killers live in America. This is abstract statistical evidence.

World law enforcement realizes the vast majority of countries do not document as well because of inability. Politics may hinder. Once in Russia serial killing was considered a decadent Western phenomenon.

Circumcision: Cycle of Betrayal, Signature`s Desire and Dismissive Cognition

Routine neonatal circumcision began in this country in the 1870’s and was practiced on both boys and girls for the ensuing two decades. - Schwartz, et al.[1]

(MONTEREY, CA) - The psychological indicators of serial sexual predation are the same as those in the religious ritual of circumcision.

The timeline between social initiation of circumcision and subsequent development of serial killing as we know it today illustrates connection.

INDIA: Anti-Nuke Protesters Urge Church Leaders to Support Them

They said the Church is letting them down when they desperately need its support and solidarity.

(KERALA, Tamil Nadu) - Anti-nuke protesters have urged Church leaders not to abandon them in their struggle against the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu.

Some 20 representative from coastal villages of Koodankulam and Nellai in the state met Cardinal Telesphore Toppo at the Velankanni shrine, where all the Church heads had gathered to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India.

Can Leak Detection End the Pipeline Impasse? Interview with Adrian Banica

Remote-sensing technology can detect dangerous leaks in pipelines.

(LONDON OilPrices.com) - Pipelines used to be things that were just built without blinking.

It is said that there are enough pipelines now in the US to encircle the Earth 25 times with enough left over to also tie a bow around it.

Circumcision: Trauma, Child Maltreatment, Modality and Socialized Stalking

There are only three sins – causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish.  The rest is window dressing. - Roger Caras

(MONTEREY, CA) - When a victim or spectator cannot question, prevent or stop child abuse, the result is learned helplessness.

Children cannot protect themselves from adults and powerful social forces.

Idaho Firm Recalls Fully Cooked Meat and Poultry Products Due to Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Class 1 recall, heath risk high...

(WASHINGTON DC) - LJD Holdings, Inc., doing business as B and D Foods, a Boise, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement today.

New Study Finds Malaria, Typhoid Fever - Not Ebola Virus - Are the Biggest Health Threats for Travelers to the Tropics

Malaria—caused by a parasite spread by the bite of infected female mosquitoes—was by far the most common condition, making up 76.9 percent of the diagnoses.

(DEERFIELD, IL) - Feeling feverish after a visit to the tropics? It may not just be a bout with this year’s flu.

If you’re a Western traveler, malaria and typhoid fever should top the list of diseases to discuss with your doctor when you return, especially following travel to Western Africa or India.

Right to Privacy Under Attack - in the Name of `National Security`

The government's infringement upon the right to privacy is growing---and is defended on the basis of being necessary for "national security."

(WASHINGTON DC) - In 1978, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, commonly known as FISA.

It provided that all domestic surveillance be subject to the search warrant requirements of the Fourth Amendment, except for spying on foreign agents operating in the U.S.

Reactor Reax Top Stories - Some Nuclear Plants Could Face Early Retirement: UBS

"Reactor Reax" is a weekly feature produced by Physicians for Social Responsibility.

(WASHINGTON DC) - This week in Reactor Reax, some merchant nuclear plants could face early retirement, enhanced firepower sought to fend off 'radiological sabotage' at nuclear sites, and U.S. nuclear regulators are divided on costly Fukushima Rule.

Also, a New York court seeks more public input on nuclear safety, and there will be no agreement yet over who pays for the Crystal River nuclear plant repairs.