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I Think Christmas Is Environmentally Bad
The average household uses 27 percent more electricity during the holiday
season
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20051224/ai_n15960000

Lights on one Christmas tree can use over 3,500 kilowatts an hour
http://www.wayodd.com/nyc-goes-green-this-season-with-environmentally-friend
ly-rockfeller-christmas-tree/v/8490/

85% of artificial trees sold in the U.S. have to be transported from China
http://ezinearticles.com/?Environmental-Debate---Real-Versus-Artificial-Christm
as-Trees&id=866805

Over 200 fires a day are caused by Christmas lights in Great Britain during the
holidays
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg16021656.400-lethal-xmas.html

Americans generate about 25 million extra tons of trash each year because of
the holidays
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/12/14/eco_decorate/

The average American adult spends over $800 a year on Christmas.  (Money
that could go to a charity)
http://media.www.cychron.com/media/storage/paper910/news/2005/12/12/Opini
on/Bad-Christmas-1662877.shtml

300,000 trees chopped down to make holiday cards just in the UK each year
http://ecostreet.com/blog/?p=405

When in office, conservationist Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from
the White House for environmental reasons.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees/treefacts.html

38,000 miles of ribbon used to wrap presents is thrown out every year
http://media.www.cychron.com/media/storage/paper910/news/2005/12/12/Opini
on/Bad-Christmas-1662877.shtml

Over 30 million Christmas trees are chopped down each year, just for
Americans
http://media.www.cychron.com/media/storage/paper910/news/2005/12/12/Opini
on/Bad-Christmas-1662877.shtml