Haven't we gotten beyond the real tree? Come on, we all should have fake trees, better for the environment.
I used to think the same thing but the opposite is true.
The usual xmas tree comes from a grower, not from a forest. A fake tree is not made from renewable resources.
A variable to consider - are you buying a fake tree every year? Probably not. So, if you buy one tree and use it every year, you wouldn't be using the resources that you would if you bought a new one every year.
The WH tree is old forest but since there are not millions cut for xmas every year, they don't make any real difference. If one wants to get hysterical about misuse of resources, this wouldn't be the one.
It you're just wanting to hate on the Obama's, have at it. If you really want to get pissed, they're gonna give each other presents.
BTW, I've always thought the American obsession with green lawns is utterly stupid. Instead of planting something we can eat, we plant something useless and then pour toxic chemicals on it and send the kiddies out to play on it. Its just dumb.
But, if you don't use the Scott's crap, its apparently not as bad for the environment as I thought because the grass pots out all that O2.
Its still dumb though.