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O Christmas tree, o climate change
FromIn This Climate
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
From the peaks of the Appalachians to a wave of Belgian plantations and the Louisiana shoreline, we explore how the age-old holiday tradition of tree decoration intertwines with the environment. 1:45 - holiday trees in Bloomington 6:45 - Al Eernisse of Greene County Trees on farming today 12:00 - Lauren Wood of Virginia Commonwealth University on the fate of the Fraser fir 19:30 - story about bird assemblages on Christmas tree plantations, featuring Robin Gailly of Liège University 23:45 - Karen Zraick of The New York Times on the real vs. artificial debate 30:30 - Bev Banks of E&E News on recycling trees to save the wetlands
Released:
Dec 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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