Just seen a post saying real Xmas trees shouldn’t be cut down

[curlietailz]

Twitter... so not real life !!!
But really !!?

some guy saying how you shouldn’t cut a real tree down to bring into your house to kill..... buy an artificial (plastic )one instead !!

Doh

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Good idea...Buy a plastic tree...

 

[AGN76]

Doesn't a growing tree take in more CO2, so the one planted to replace the one taken increases the CO2 removed?

The world is full of idiots.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

I would be keen to see the analysis for the carbon footprint of buying a real tree every year against buying a plastic tree every 5/6/7/8 years.

Obviously the most green solution would be to have a potted tree and bring it in the house every year, or plant a tree in every garden and decorate it where it is.

Thinking wider, Christmas must be the worst thing for the Planet. All that wrapping paper and food waste

Do Greta & the Moonbat want it banned yet?

 

[Still Farming]

Government, General public ,everyone talking saving the planet by planting trees then what do they do CUT a tree down stick in their house for 2wks and bin it???
DOUBLE STANDARDS or what???

 

[ILovebaling]

Not to sound like a hum bug but.... It is a bit strange for 1 month of the year people put up excessive lighting decorations using a lot more energy to power. Buy and throw away a vast amount of food. Pollut the planet buying things nobody really wany, generally either something plastic or packaged in plastic. And all the extra travelling people do around Christmas to visit people we generally don't give a toss about for 364 days a year. And no one bat's an eyelid because its Christmas. Surely putting a lid on Christmas somewhat would save the planet as much as stopping eating meat? I wonder what the carbon footprint of Christmas and boxing day alone are, in the Western world especially.

 

[quattro]

Not to sound like a hum bug but.... It is a bit strange for 1 month of the year people put up excessive lighting decorations using a lot more energy to power. Buy and throw away a vast amount of food. Pollut the planet buying things nobody really wany, generally either something plastic or packaged in plastic. And all the extra travelling people do around Christmas to visit people we generally don't give a toss about for 364 days a year. And no one bat's an eyelid because its Christmas. Surely putting a lid on Christmas somewhat what save the planet as much as stopping eating meat? I wonder what the carbon footprint of Christmas and boxing day alone are, in the Western world especially.

Even the xtra transport alone will be vast

 

[Bob the beef]

Not to sound like a hum bug but.... It is a bit strange for 1 month of the year people put up excessive lighting decorations using a lot more energy to power. Buy and throw away a vast amount of food. Pollut the planet buying things nobody really wany, generally either something plastic or packaged in plastic. And all the extra travelling people do around Christmas to visit people we generally don't give a toss about for 364 days a year. And no one bat's an eyelid because its Christmas. Surely putting a lid on Christmas somewhat what save the planet as much as stopping eating meat? I wonder what the carbon footprint of Christmas and boxing day alone are, in the Western world especially.

Not bah humbug at all, just explaining the reality of the situation. I did briefly utter similar words to Mrs B the other night....... Won't do it again.

TBH I would happily skip to the 10th January right now

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

everyone talking saving the planet by planting trees

If everyone who celebrates Christmas planted a tree (any sort of tree) and we suddenly had a billion more trees on the planet, what would happen?

What would happen if in 20 years time there not 'enough' C02 in the atmosphere?

 

[topground]

I took an elderly relative shopping in B&M last week. Followed a woman through the checkout and watched as she unloaded a quantity of plastic tat which will be dumped in the new year. She spent / wasted £100 + and I bet she will moan about the price of sprouts and a decent cut if British meat. Perhaps the BBC should target this type of absurd consumerism rather than food producers on its quest to 'save the planet'.

 

[tepapa]

I took an elderly relative shopping in B&M last week. Followed a woman through the checkout and watched as she unloaded a quantity of plastic tat which will be dumped in the new year. She spent / wasted £100 + and I bet she will moan about the price of sprouts and a decent cut if British meat. Perhaps the BBC should target this type of absurd consumerism rather than food producers on its quest to 'save the planet'.

That type of absurd consumption is great for the countries GDP.
And we all know the economy comes first.

 

[Still Farming]

Do as I say, NOT as I do ,philosophy everytime.

 

[Jackov Altraids]

That type of absurd consumption is great for the countries GDP.
And we all know the economy comes first.

There really isn't any way to have a carbon footprint of 300 years ago without living similar lifestyles to 300 years ago.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

There really isn't any way to have a carbon footprint of 300 years ago without living similar lifestyles to 300 years ago.

And a population of 300 years ago?

 

[tepapa]

There really isn't any way to have a carbon footprint of 300 years ago without living similar lifestyles to 300 years ago.

Not even if we all stopped eating meat and planted more trees?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Make one from an old pallet

 

[Still Farming]

Make one from an old pallet

Aye but what/where/how did pallet come about and lifespan mileage that's travelled?

 

[Bald Rick]

Twitter... so not real life !!!
But really !!?

some guy saying how you shouldn’t cut a real tree down to bring into your house to kill..... buy an artificial (plastic )one instead !!

Doh

Horses for courses ... some women prefer plastic over real.

Just sayin'

 

[Cowabunga]

That type of absurd consumption is great for the countries GDP.
And we all know the economy comes first.

How does that work when it is probable that 90%+ of the plastic tat will have been imported with the cost of it going abroad?

 

[Cowabunga]

Horses for courses ... some women prefer plastic over real.

Just sayin'

Someone must have not done a satisfactory job of work. Obviously never come across this myself.