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"O Christmas Tree"

"It's the holidays... which for some of us means time to deck the halls with boughs of holly and, oh yeah, pick out a Christmas tree.  ... Which tree is greener -- real or artificial."

Jennifer Guerra investigates for The Environment Report December 17, 2009.

See Also:

"Reducing Gift Wrap Waste" (Environment Report)

"Dilemma for a Green Christmas: Real or Plastic?" (NPR)

Dim View of Green Lights (Los Angeles Times)

"Study: Trace of Toxin in Ornaments" (Herald Journal)

Source: Environment Report, 12/22/2009