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    Will Burning Bunnies Be Part of the Renewable Energy Portfolio?

    Because that’s what they’re doing in Sweden: The city of Stockholm shoots thousands of wild rabbits spread across the green spaces of the Swedish capital and sends their bodies to be burned as heating fuel, a practice which has enraged animal rights groups. City official Mats Freij said Stockholm killed 6,000 wild rabbits last year and has culled 3,000 so far this year, but said a subcontractor decided to use the cadavers as fuel. “One should put this in the perspective that we (humans) are actually cremated ourselves and that … More