O Christmas tree, o climate change

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Date
2019-12-20
Main contributors
Eernisse, Al; Wood, Lauren; Gailly, Robin; Zraick, Karen; Banks, Bev; Shanahan, James; Miles, Emily
Summary
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
Publisher
The Media School at Indiana University
Genre
Interview
Subject
Environmentalism
Location
Indiana
Collection
In This Climate Podcast
Unit
The Media School
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Other Identifier
Other: MSA.ITC.000016

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