Being the environmentalist that i am, i try to keep up on the latest in news on the earth front. i have always been of the 'Real' Christmas Tree persuation. My thinking is that Christmas Trees are raised the same way all the vegetable you eat are so i figure you can't take much argument with that. They are not cut down on some romantic mountain side, they are grown on farms: Christmas Tree farms.
With this being my stance i originally was pleased to discover that going the 'real' tree route was considered the more environmental choice (not counting skipping the tree all together... Blasphemous!). This is due to the fact that almost all fake Christmas Trees are made with vinyl. Due to all the hazardous materials needed to process vinyl and throw in the oil needed, fake trees are bad for the environment. In fact most environmentalists are now taking on a 'no vinyl ever' policy.
Take that you fake tree muther... wait a minute... no vinyl EVER? Lets not get carried away now. i'll give up meat and adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. i'll give up my 4 wheel drive SUV and drive a hybrid. i'll pick up a 'real' Christmas tree and forgo the 'fake' pieces of crap but if you think i am going to give up records you've got to be smoking crack.
i'll listen to records on a solar cell driven turntable as the rising seas take my state and the warmpth of a run-away greenhouse effect burns my skin. i'll throw 7-inches at the grills of Hummers to fight their evil. i'll run into my burning house to save my record collection.
Everybody has their limits. i can't get behind this 'no vinyl ever' stance. Ladies, any time you want to wear skin tight vinyl outfits feel free. Don't let me get in your way... unless of course you WANT me in your WAY...
