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

[Netherfield]

I thought the plan was to ban plastic right now!

 

[uztrac]

And a population of 300 years ago?

On this matter you are well and truly correct. Over population is the
root cause of all this hyperbole on climate change.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I thought the plan was to ban plastic right now!

I thought the plan was to blame farmers for this climate change malarkey so that everything else can carry on as normal.

 

[ILovebaling]

On this matter you are well and truly correct. Over population is the
root cause of all this hyperbole on climate change.

Shhhhh. People won't/don't want to listen to the truth.

 

[Bald Rick]

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

Us Gogs have more staying power but even we need a rest on the 7th day ........

 

[ILovebaling]

I'm fairly certain last Christmas or the one before people were being told to buy real trees and not plastic ones. And that they would save the planet in doing so. Go figure.

 

[Bogweevil]

You can of course just rent a Christmas tree, seriously, not a joke: https://myjingltree.co.uk/?gclid=Cj...7abho9f0GhXdb8QhSrrC0edeu-hm2lkUaAjv3EALw_wcB

I know, I know, the world has gone mad.

 

[Martin Holden]

I’m afraid Christmas went commercial many years ago. I agree with other posters in that the amount of extra energy consumed by all the trappings of Christmas is vast. Much money is wasted on things that wouldn’t normally be bought and the amount of energy consumed delivering all the internet ordered goods must be massive. Christmas is 1 day in 364/365 but “we” seem to go a bit over the top none the less. Happy Crimbo!!

 

[Brisel]

You can of course just rent a Christmas tree, seriously, not a joke: https://myjingltree.co.uk/?gclid=Cj...7abho9f0GhXdb8QhSrrC0edeu-hm2lkUaAjv3EALw_wcB

I know, I know, the world has gone mad.

What a good point of difference! I note they don't go into detail as to what "recycling" actually entails. Woodchip and mulch for the next lot of planting?

 

[Grassman]

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'.

Most of it will of come from China so not helping our industry either.

 

[renewablejohn]

You can of course just rent a Christmas tree, seriously, not a joke: https://myjingltree.co.uk/?gclid=Cj...7abho9f0GhXdb8QhSrrC0edeu-hm2lkUaAjv3EALw_wcB

I know, I know, the world has gone mad.

Not mad. I was doing this a decade ago but properly as my trees where in pots and recycled from one year to the next being repotted into larger pot sizes and rehired the following years. All went well until a rival started nicking my trees. In a bad year we could lose 10% due to people forgetting to water in a central heated house.

 

[A1an]

f**k the carbon footprint, its Xmas, we've got to enjoy something.

Until China, India and the U.S get their sh!t together my little set of LED lights make the square root of f**k all difference

 

[Muddyroads]

So how much methane will be produced fro all those chipped Christmas trees?

 

[Clive]

We have a plastic tree - bought 10 yrs ago, wasn’t cheap but very hard that tell it’s not a real tree, Can see it lasting many more years yet and at £50? for a real tree every year I’ve had my investment back and then some

would love to know how it’s carbon footprint compared to a cut tree every year ?

 

[Steevo]

So how much methane will be produced fro all those chipped Christmas trees?

Apparently methanols methane isn’t quite such an issue any more. It degrades in the atmosphere after 8-10 years....whereas carbon dioxide stocks around.

 

[Muddyroads]

Apparentl methanols isn’t quite such an issue any more. It degrades in the atmosphere after 8-10 years....whereas carbon dioxide stocks around.

Kind of buggers up the anti meat argument then!

 

[Clive]

 

[DaveGrohl]

Apparentl methanols isn’t quite such an issue any more. It degrades in the atmosphere after 8-10 years....whereas carbon dioxide stocks around.

You been at the egg nog already Steevo?

 

[Dry Rot]

I am a fan of Oliver Cromwell.

Not only did he abolish Christmas but Parliament too! Got to like his style!

 

[caveman]

Solstice celebration should be nothing more than a quick gallop around the local mistletoe bearing apple tree.
Bahhhh Humbug.