Russia: The Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, has announced plans to use the air force to seed clouds over winter at a cost of 180 million rubles, in theory reducing the amount of snow that falls on the capital by 20%, thereby saving 300 million rubles.
While Luzhkov claims that this will be good for crops outside the city but others aren't so convinced with provincial officials questioning the environmental effects and asking where they will get the funds to shift the extra snow.
"He is an old man and does not understand you cannot change a millennia-old climate. his plan will kill Moscow's trees. They need snow to survive the winter. Luzhkov is simply dangerous to the people of Moscow," said opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
