While in practice, California doctor Craig Alan Bittner used the fat he removed from his patients to power his Ford SUV after turning it into biodiesel.

Any type of fat, animal or vegetable, can be turned into diesel. According to Forbes.com, some poultry companies like Tyson are interested in running their trucks on chicken schmaltz. Animal fats need an additional to clear free fatty acids that are not present in vegetable oils, but the difference ends there.

To help the British government fight the national battle against obesity, the council of Waltham Forest in east London is set to ban the setting up of fast food outlets 400 meters from schools, parks and youth centers.

Waltham Forest will make history by being the first local authority in U.K. to make the prohibition after a public consultation indicated 93 percent of residents are in favor of the ban.

The cost to Canadian taxpayers to keep Prime Minister Stephen Harper safe since 2006 was estimated at $30 million.

The Canadian Press obtained the data through Access to Information laws. According to the statistics it got, the security bill on Harper's first year in office reached $10.7 million, which went up to $13 million the next fiscal year. Partial estimate for the current fiscal year places Harper's security cost at $5.6 million.

A high school graduate from North Carolina has legally changed her name from Jennifer Thornburg to Cutout Dissection.com in a bid to end dissection of animals in schools.

The 19-year-old Asheville High School graduate and intern of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has told The Asheville Citizen-Times that people curious about her name will become aware of her advocacy.

With a record-breaking zero percent second quarter economic growth rate hitting the United Kingdom, Britons have little choice except to further tighten their belts.

As food prices continue to soar, expensive meat had become a prime target for shoplifters, prompting British supermarkets to attach security tags on steaks, joints, chicken and other premium-price meats.