Lapland hols fiasco 'caused by the cold' | News Of The World

Transun said it was the fault of CLIMATE CHANGE, plus stroppy hotel staff and moaning holidaymakers.

Boss Paul Kostich told one disappointed family in a statement: "Perhaps as a result of climate change, Lapland experienced an extended period of exceptional cold.

"These abnormal temperatures resulted in burst water pipes... the hotel management regrets the inconvenience and disturbance."

Climate bill pushes trees over food - Washington Times

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has ordered his staff to revise a computerized forecasting model that showed that climate legislation supported by President Obama would make planting trees more lucrative than producing food.

FROZEN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE: BENEATH SNOW AND BELOW NORMAL

According to AccuWeather.com Professional... Glasgow, Scotland is 5.7 degrees below normal making this the second coldest December since 1990. The coldest being the frigid December of 1995 which produced a tie to the UK's all-time coldest reading of -27C or -17 degrees Fahrenheit which was recorded at Altnaharra in Surtherland, Scotland and a -20C low in Glasgow was recorded, which is the coldest on record for the site.

NC Media Watch: Over the e-mail transom - More Al Gore Lies

This came over the e-mail transom this morning from Al Gore's Repower America. Not sure how I got on the Repower America mailing list, but the distortions and lies are always interesting.

"We have to come out of the gate in 2010 by sending a clear message -- that the vast majority of Americans are prepared to press our leaders for immediate action to solve the climate crisis."

BBC News - Midwest US states face fresh blizzards

A severe winter storm in the US that has seen record amounts of snow fall is set to continue, forecasts say.