Christmas trees banned for climate summit

[Sol Invictus]

http://www.cphpost.dk/climate/91-cli...te-summit.html

Article Published on December 6 2009

Participants in the COP15 climate summit should not be subject to Christmas symbols such as fir trees, says the foreign ministry.

Although the COP15 climate conference is set to take place during the Christmas season, the Foreign Ministry believes the holiday and all its symbols should be kept well clear of the summit.

That point was bluntly illustrated when a sponsorship providing numerous Nordmann fir trees for the conference was rejected by the ministry, according to public broadcaster DR.

The trees – the most common species used as Christmas trees in Denmark – were intended to be placed as decorations for the entrance of Bella Center, where the conference is taking place.

[Lars]

Jesus fucking christ. Have this shit truly come to Denmark now? The official Denmark should cut all ties to USA and England where they come up with nonsense like this. O_O

[Allenson]

Of course Fir (Abies) is a cold-climate genus of trees too.