Cutting real Christmas trees less environmentally harmful than using an artificial one for six years, biologists say

Given recent extreme weather events – the summer's brutal heat and subsequent drought, followed by Superstorm Sandy's disastrous path – newly green-conscious consumers may be wondering how to lessen their carbon footprint this holiday season. Plant biologists says that buying a real Christmas tree may not solve the world's climate ills, but it is environmentally better than getting an artificial one.

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