Up a Tree for Your Tree? 0
At Science 2 dot 0, Kimberly Crandell considers real versus artificial trees from an environmental perspective. A nugget:
Artificial trees are manufactured using a polyvinyl chloride (or PVC), which is a petroleum-derived plastic. The raw material for fake Christmas trees is both non-renewable and polluting. Furthermore, PVC production results in the unhealthy emission of a number of carcinogens, such as dioxin, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride.
More at the link.