Comments on: Countdown to Christmas: 55 Days http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: grnolagirl http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/comment-page-1/#comment-3231 grnolagirl Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:52:52 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/#comment-3231 If you're going to buy a real tree, why not go to a local tree farm and cut your own (Depending on your area and region). That way you will know if they use pesticides and herbicides or how much machinery they use to grow and harvest the trees. At the end of the season, there is no waste for the farmer and no trees are thrown out at the farm. Your helping out local growers and you can have fun at the same time! If you’re going to buy a real tree, why not go to a local tree farm and cut your own (Depending on your area and region). That way you will know if they use pesticides and herbicides or how much machinery they use to grow and harvest the trees. At the end of the season, there is no waste for the farmer and no trees are thrown out at the farm. Your helping out local growers and you can have fun at the same time!

]]> By: jdf11 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/comment-page-1/#comment-3182 jdf11 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:30:27 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/#comment-3182 Why not just do like Frank Costanza, and get an Aluminum Festivus Pole, with a little bit of tensil at the top. Sorry, couldn't resist...hopeless Seinfeld fan. Why not just do like Frank Costanza, and get an Aluminum Festivus Pole, with a little bit of tensil at the top. Sorry, couldn’t resist…hopeless Seinfeld fan.

]]> By: theosuperstar http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 theosuperstar Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:45:06 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/#comment-3126 Here's a better idea yet. Just don't get a tree at all whether it be artificial or real. We used to get them until about 5 years ago. No tree....no waste. Here’s a better idea yet. Just don’t get a tree at all whether it be artificial or real. We used to get them until about 5 years ago. No tree….no waste.

]]> By: patriciab http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 patriciab Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:45:24 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/#comment-3004 Real Christmas trees are much more environmentally-friendly than ones made of plastic.... I've been thinking alot about Christmas trees, and I don't think it is accurate to say they are much more enviro-friendly than reusable trees. The production of commercial, mono-crop, Christmas trees requires inputs of preticides, herbicides, water and energy to farm and transport the trees each year. While they are alive, the trees do clean the air, but I'm beginning to doubt that, in the long run, growing and buying a new tree every year is preferable to buying one articifial tree and using it for 10 or 15 years. I'd like to see any facts you have to support your claim. Real Christmas trees are much more environmentally-friendly than ones made of plastic….

I’ve been thinking alot about Christmas trees, and I don’t think it is accurate to say they are much more enviro-friendly than reusable trees. The production of commercial, mono-crop, Christmas trees requires inputs of preticides, herbicides, water and energy to farm and transport the trees each year. While they are alive, the trees do clean the air, but I’m beginning to doubt that, in the long run, growing and buying a new tree every year is preferable to buying one articifial tree and using it for 10 or 15 years. I’d like to see any facts you have to support your claim.

]]> By: mike http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/comment-page-1/#comment-2959 mike Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:57:14 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/10/31/countdown-to-christmas-55-days/#comment-2959 Why not go one better whenever you can and buy a live Christmas tree which you can plant afterwards? If you want it can be a local species too, it does not have to be a generic pine tree! Why not go one better whenever you can and buy a live Christmas tree which you can plant afterwards? If you want it can be a local species too, it does not have to be a generic pine tree!

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