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Are real or artificial Christmas trees better for the environment?
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Are real or artificial Christmas trees better for the environment?

Some experts say a real tree is the more sustainable choice, but you can reduce an artificial tree’s impact if you reuse it enough.
Climate change is coming for your Christmas tree

Climate change is coming for your Christmas tree

Droughts and heat waves across the West damaged this year’s crop, but the larger effects will be felt in the future, because so many of the trees planted this year died.
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Christmas tree quantities are lower because of climate change

It's Thanksgiving week, which means people are starting to go out and buy Christmas trees to put up. But - as with so many things this year - those trees are likely to be more expensive.

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