Christmas trees

Lights, Cardboard, Action! This Year’s New Green Holiday Deals

Posted by Siel on December 2, 2008 - 6:04pm.

Tired of the old artificial tree vs. real tree debate? Then find out where to get the brand new eco-cardboard tree — and how to decorate it greenly.


O Christmas Tree

Posted by Su Avasthi on December 10, 2007 - 6:10am.

Q: What's better for the planet — fake Christmas trees or the real thing?

A: There's no easy answer.





Everlasting Christmas Greens

6:18 minutes (1.45 MB)
For this week's "Task at Hand" segment, Doug and Jessica discuss prolonging the life of cut Christmas greens.


A Greener Shade of Christmas Tree

A Greener Shade of Christmas TreePosted by Hillary Rosner on November 30, 2005 - 8:00am.

It seemed to happen overnight: empty lots suddenly teeming with cut Christmas trees of all sizes for sale. But should you buy one? What's the environmental impact of Christmas trees? Should you get a real one, a fake one, a live one, none at all? Ideal Bite answer these questions with a good little primer, “Will you have a blue Christmas without a ‘green’ tree?”



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