is christmas killing the Earth?

Question

i was reading an articles about how bad cutting down christmas trees are for the enviroment around this time of year and all the carbon gas being produced by christmas lights. not only that but you can't even buy a fake tree to save a real one because eventually, when you throw it away, the chemicals in the plastic F-up the Earth. and most of the decorations are made of harmful products/material if thrown into a landfill. i swear it seems the savior's birthday is killing the Earth. God has doomed us all.

Answer 1

Christmas isn't killing the earth. Christmas itself makes up a small part of the total market in produced goods. Less than 1% of manufactured goods . Christmas trees themselves only total around half a billion dollars a year. It's small potatos in the bigger market.

So RELAX!

Reuse your Christmas stuff and encourage other to do the same. Here are some facts and a link to statistics from the Census bureau.

The Holiday Season

Christmas Trees

-- The $460 million the nation's farmers received from Christmas tree
sales in 1998 was 4 percent greater than in 1997.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/1999/cb99-238.html

-- The nation's Christmas trees and their accompanying ornaments and
lights are not all made in the U.S.A., however. China was the leading
country of origin of imported Christmas tree ornaments, with
$535.0 million between January and August, 2000. Similarly, China
was the leading foreign source of artificial Christmas trees, shipping
$78.2 million worth to the United States over the period, and
of lighting sets used for Christmas trees, of which it shipped
$210.5 million worth to this country.
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/

Holiday Shopping -- The December Rush

-- The holiday season is critical for retailers. How critical? Here are
some examples using the Census Bureau's most recent data. Note that the
estimates that follow have not been adjusted to account for
seasonal variations.

-- Retail sales by the nation's department stores (including leased
departments) totaled $44.2 billion in December 1999, a 50 percent jump
from November (when retail sales registered $29.4 billion). No other
month-to-month increase last year came anywhere near that.
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html

-- Other U.S. retailers with sizable jumps in sales between November and
December 1999 included apparel and accessory stores (46 percent);
jewelry stores (179 percent); book stores (84 percent); sporting goods
stores and bicycle shops (76 percent); radio, TV and electronics
stores (65 percent) and variety stores (49 percent).
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html

-- Mail-order sales totaled $11.5 billion in December 1999, 26 percent
higher than in November ($9.2 billion).
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html

-- For many of us, online shopping is now an option. E-commerce sales
totaled $5.2 billion between October and December, 1999 -- 0.6 percent
of total retail sales over the period.
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/current.html

-- For department stores (including leased departments), December sales
made up about one-seventh of 1999's total sales ($44.2 billion of
$302.4 billion). For jewelry stores, the proportion was even
higher -- one-fourth ($6.1 billion of $23.9 billion).
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html

-- One side of the retail sales coin is what's sold; the other is what's
left when the holiday hordes disappear. The nation's department stores
(excluding leased departments) built up retail inventories by 23 percent
from the end of August to the end of November 1999 then saw the
inventories drop by 22 percent in the last month of the year.
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html

Answer 2

No ,humans are are because of their love of monetary things. All this prove to me is that humans have an abundance of money to throw away. humans also have a lack of respect for the blessing they have been given.Probably if you did this same survey on an ordinary day the numbers would run about the same. Guess what? Even non-believers celebrate Christmas and don't even realize its because of Christs birth they just love giving and receiving.Have a nice day and keep on keeping on.

Answer 3

Technology is changing, making things a lot more environmentally friendly. Christmas lights, for instance, can now come with LED bulbs instead of regular bulbs. These use a lot less electricity than the regular bulbs.

With respect to Christmas trees, if you buy a real tree, don't the people who sell you that tree go and plant another one to grow for next year? I think so, or they'd be out of business by now!

Merry Christmas!

Answer 4

No, no young one...We have doomed ourselves by making this event into what it is. God, if there is one, did not mean for us to destroy the only planet made for our existence! We are doing that all on our own free will. Everyday tons of recyclables don't get recycled, millions of gallons of gas emit toxins that didn't need to be burned... Every year at least five classes of animals go extinct . We are sick idiots and everyone does it! Every single one of us makes rubbish daily, THAT'S A LOT OF RUBBISH! Do you know of ANY animals that make rubbish? We are doomed and it's all of our faults and it's way too late to try to do anything now. So, apply for all the credit you can get and spend it on all your wildest dreams because according to NASA's scientist December 21, 2012 is our last day before the Earth purges us out of existence. (Also the Mayans second that prediction and end their "all of time" calender on that date!)

Answer 5

You need to lay off the koolaid.
Haven't you heard the good news?
The Earth is returning to nornal temp levels. Yes. Ice melting in Greenland has uncovered Viking settlements 700 years old.

The idea that we are causing global warming is an invention of the progressives to gain power of the people. I say, "Power to the people!"

LET'S TAKE IT BACK!

Answer 6

Just vote Democrat. That will insure the demise of Christmas, and anything to do with christianity in any national celebrations.

Of course, we will probably all be muslim anyway.

Answer 7

*No. It's the low lifes on the earth that are killing Christmas.

Answer 8

how could u say such a thing. thats terrible. i mean really. God came to this earth to die for us, for our sins. so u, and me could go to Heaven to live with Him forever. And Christmas trees and lights have nothing to do with Christ's birthday anyway. i can not believe u said such a thing.

Answer 9

no i think you will find thats the big fat cat yanks sitting on the trigger happy policy for oil thats killing the world.
& I dont believe in god so thats that theory gone.

Answer 10

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