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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:07 AM
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Don't Kill a Tree for Christ's Sake
Edited on Sun Nov-18-07 12:10 AM by L. Coyote
Anyone have ideas for some "green" Solstice greetings?

The tree killers here in OR are loading the semi trailers with the deceased little trees for the US market. Trucks will travel across the continent with the dead little trees for the consumers, spewing global-warming pollution all the way. Tis the season to destroy the Earth!
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:10 AM
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1. I always thought supporting tree farming was as green as supporting other farmers.

:shrug:
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Flora Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:36 AM
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5. Me too...
Trees planted on a farm are a re-newable resource...I thought...:shrug:
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 01:04 AM
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9. Depends where
If they're planted as pretend "forests", not so much. Sustainable forests for lumber, good. Tree farms for Christmas trees, as long as they haven't displaced real forests, also good. Clear cuts and replants, not good.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:10 AM
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2. Kill it as a pagan ritual to bring the sun back, instead. NT
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opiate69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:12 AM
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3. Buy a real tree and replant it in your yard after the holidays.
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:15 AM
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4. Solar power your Holiday lights on your artificial Holiday Tree.
Edited on Sun Nov-18-07 12:16 AM by RC
All made in China of course.
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grilled onions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 12:58 AM
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6. If You Have A Evergreen In Your Yard
Decorate it with seeds,nuts and berries. Let the birds celebrate too! You will be creating no waste,feeding birds and showing others that there are more ways to give then buying presents.
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Flora Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 01:01 AM
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7. Are these the same trucks that travel
across the country with the dead little lettuce heads, turnip roots, and aborted fruits? I'm not sure of your message.. Is it the fuel consumed for delivery or the murder of a *living* thing?
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 06:43 PM
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12. It is the thoughlessness of our society. Killing trees and shipping them across
country is absurd in a time when we are trying to reduce pollution. This is how ecosystems are destroyed, thoughtless actions. Every action counts. What is the sum cost and carbon footprint of the dead holiday trees?
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 01:01 AM
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8. You've got it all wrong, way way wrong
The trees are what we need for global warming. They're grown specifically to cut down for Christmas. They are generally not grown in the place of forests, they're in rolling meadows for the most part. They provide a living for local farmers. The tree industry is good.

Clear cutting real forests for lumber is bad.
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 01:37 AM
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10. elf yourself
I'm sending this to the whole family this year. It features my 3 boys and my new grandson.
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9531727908
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Perseid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 01:40 AM
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11. I could be wrong, but
I think the Romans killed Christ for a tree's sake.

I know what you're saying. I have had the same 5 inch plastic tree for years now.
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bamademo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 06:51 PM
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13. You know what irritated me? Rockafeller Center Tree
These people had a beautiful huge tree and let NYC cut it down to be this years Christmas tree. I saw this on the Today show and had to turn the channel, it made me so angry. It's high time NYC put an end to this practice and started using a live tree or an artificial one.
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-18-07 06:55 PM
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14. I've used the same artificial tree for 13 years.
I got it at Target at a post Xmas sale. It looks great if you spend an hour or so spreading out the branches - most people think it's real.
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