Related: Ukraine Farts in Russia's Face
"Germany prodding Russia in gas crisis; 'Credibility' on the line, Berlin warns" by Judy Dempsey, New York Times | January 17, 2009
BERLIN - Germany, the European country with the closest ties to the Kremlin, warned Russia yesterday to abide by its contractual relations, saying its reputation as a reliable supplier of gas could no longer be taken for granted as a result of the two-week-long gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia that has left millions of homes without heat.
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who met Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia in Berlin yesterday evening, made it clear that Russia's "credibility" was now on the line.
"We have to restore trust and responsibility," she said before the meeting. A government spokesman, Thomas Steg, said yesterday it was crucial that Ukraine and Russia "abide by their contractual obligations."
Large parts of the Balkans, especially Bulgaria, have been without natural gas over the past 10 days during one of the coldest spells of the winter....
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Nevertheless, despite their record cold and ours, the paper runs this:
"Last year was 8th warmest on record
WASHINGTON - Last year was the eighth warmest year on record, according to the National Climatic Data Center. The world's temperature in 2008 tied that of 2001, according to the center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Preliminary calculations show the world's average temperature for 2008 was 0.88 degree Fahrenheit above the 20th Century average of 57.0 degrees. The ranking means that the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 1997. Record keeping began in 1880.
Scientists around the world have raised concerns about global warming caused by the greenhouse effect, in which emissions, largely generated by human activity, trap solar radiation.
The climate center noted that since 1880, the annual combined global land and ocean surface temperature has increased at a rate of 0.09 degree per decade and the rate has increased over the past 30 years.
--more--"I didn't highlight the piece because it's all bullshit! I'd say THEIR CREDIBILITY is on the line, too, Merk!
Ahem!!!
"This month's temperatures are running 3 to 4 degrees colder than normal"
Yeah, TELL ME ABOUT IT (brrrrr)!
"The EPA attributed the decrease to fewer days with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees"
Yeah, anecdotally, I didn't haul out the fan as much.
Also read: Global Warming Causes Global Cooling
Also see Climate Change Causes Power Blackouts and related links within for more as well as the AmeriKan MSM's Long, Slow, Ceaseless Fart.
Please STOP the LYING AGENDA-PUSHING, you harmful bastards!
