Christmas trees: Fun holiday tradition or selfish ritualised eco-terrorism?

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The Jones Family Tree Farm, Shelton, Connecticut. Image via Unsplash/Oliver Dumoulin
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The Jones Family Tree Farm, Shelton, Connecticut. Image via Unsplash/Oliver Dumoulin

Your Christmas tree is a product with an environmental footprint - Know the facts

It was early December, and that meant it was time to get the annual Christmas tree. We always go to a Christmas tree farm about 45 minutes away, where we buy hot chocolate for the kids, select and cut...

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