Portland Oregon to Sell “Green” Christmas Trees
Some Christmas tree growers in Portland Oregon are now setting up a rating system of how “green” a Christmas tree is. We are not talking about fake trees here, as ridiculous as that would be, we are talking about real, growing, natural trees. That is even more ridiculous.
Picking a Christmas tree is typically a matter of taste. Is the shape right? Is it too tall? Too short? Now a handful of growers in the top Christmas tree producing state of Oregon want people to consider another factor—how “green” a tree is. They’ve created a system to help consumers identify trees grown under certain environmental standards.
Do these people realize that trees are a part of nature? No tree is “greener” than any other tree.
“Consumers like to do the right thing,” said Joe Sharp, managing partner of Yule Tree Farms and co-founder of the Coalition of Environmentally Conscious Growers. “We are just helping with education.”
Just another group looking to cash in on the global warming hoax. I am getting jealous, I need to come up with a scheme to start screwing people out of money in this scam.
“Now when consumers buy a tree, they can be sure that the tree was grown with the best intentions for the environment in mind,” Sharp said.
Whew, thank God for that. Now when I cut down a tree I know it was grown with good intentions. Come to think of it, isn’t that the basic tenant of liberalism? Good intentions. No results, but good intentions.
Read the article this post was based on here.
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Wow, that is absolutely one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard of. Of course, out in Oregon it’s probably a hit since many of the weirdos out there are drooling all over themselves to see who can be more green.
Maybe that’s how you can cash in on the nuttiness. You can try to figure out a way for people to gauge their green lifestyles and then compare themselves to others. You can create some sort of contest where neighbors can go head to head to see who can be more green. Cash in on it and get a good laugh too. As long as people don’t start mainstreaming the greening of their sex lives, I think we’re ok 🙂
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Just wait a few minutes, something nore ridiculous will come along.
Maybe I will look into the contest idea, for a small fee contestants will be able to find out who is the greenest. I can give out carbon offsets to a company I create and in return plant a bush to help them feel better.
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As with any industry there are environmentally friendly ways of doing things, and environmentally hostile ways of doing things.
Here’s the bit from the article you didn’t quote:
“To pass muster, a farm must be inspected to ensure that it meets certain standards for managing wetlands, nutrients and pests. Water and soil conservation measures are reviewed, and biodiversity and worker safety are also considered.”
Hmm… so they’re checking for water run-off management, pesticide management, erosion management and worker safety. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
If you had a choice between a tree that was responsibly raised and one that was not, assuming the cost difference was the same, which would you choose?
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Well, I believe this whole global warming thing is a hoax. And that this whole wetlands preservation thing is just designed to halt progress and slow capitalism so that Americans find it harder to make it on their own and have to become dependent on the government.
I say plow in the wetlands and spray pesticides all over the land, these will both help to stop the mosquitoes from spreading disease such as EEE, which kills people.
As far as worker safety goes, when you take any job you know the risks involved, if the risks aren’t worth the pay, find another job.
So, if you put two trees next to each other for the same price, one was green and the other wasn’t, I would chose the one that wasn’t just on principle.
Hell, I would pay more for the environmentally hostile one. I can be a dick like that.
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I think you either unintentionally or intentionally miss the point of what it means to have a “green” Christmas tree or maybe what it means to understand conservation, climate change and the myriad of other environmental or social problems (as I read some of these comments). I have not read the article on Portland’s efforts but from scanning your blog entry, a “green” Christmas tree means no pesticides or fertilizers were used or used at a minimum in addition to folks not cutting down more trees just to plant a Christmas tree field. I consider myself to be moderate but still can understand these issues and their importance. Surely some ideas are ridiculous but many are not. 25, 10 or even 5 years ago integrating solar or wind power into the home power was seen as hippieish and ridiculous just like driving a hybrid was. However, it has turned out that many Americans are green and are willing to work hard no matter what their beliefs are. On the wetlands comment – once a wetland is removed it cannot be replaced unless money is put in to deconstruct whatever construction project replaced it. The loss of our wetlands is an issue – one which duck hunters and non-hunters have come together to save. It is not some elaborate scheme to stop development. Otherwise, let’s just pave the whole world and have no more water, trees, oil or anything to keep developing. It is about saving wisely so we can still develop…
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