Children find dead deer entombed in icy lake on 'magical' trip to see Father Christmas at country park | Mail Online

Park staff were unavailable for comment, but earlier this month manager Alan Lax described how the snow and freezing conditions had turned the lake into a death trap for the deer.

Freedom survives climate conferenceJacksonville Daily News

The Asia News Network reported that Cancun’s failures make it more likely developed countries will shift from Kyoto’s binding regime “to a voluntary system in which each country only makes pledges on how much it will reduce its emissions.”

Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists lamented, “Fundamentally there’s not consensus coming out of here on the long-term way forward in terms of the legal regime.”

This is good news for anyone who regards catastrophic manmade global warming to be a hyped nonthreat, and for anyone who cherishes liberty and economic freedom and is repulsed by transnational mandates.

Japan PM’s party calls for freeze on ETS design - News - Point Carbon

Japan’s ruling party has called for effectively freezing talks on the launch of cap and trade.

Home News | Big freeze: Ireland hit by record low temperatures

Ireland is being effected by the Big Freeze, with one county recording a record low temperature for December.

Chinese endure power shortages as coal runs short - CTV News

About 620,000 households were left without power due to bad weather in Zhejiang, a province west of Shanghai, a report on the State Grid website said. It said power was being restored.

Coal suppliers have also held back on shipments to power companies because contract prices for coal are below market prices, a chronic problem in this state-dominated economy. China has had similar troubles in maintaining supplies of gasoline and diesel fuel, as refiners balked at selling at below-market prices.