Survey: How Do You Light Your Tree?
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 12.19.07
Even Rockefeller Center has gone LED this year; Many cities like Toronto are doing free LED light exchanges. Yet I was shocked to find that TreeHugger April in Sweden "reverts to the ancient Euro-tradition of having a few clip-on paraffin-free stearin candles for atmosphere"; I am surprised half the country isn't burned down. Clearly not everyone has made the leap to LEDs.
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I like LED's, I did have angst over wasting the old strands. Also the new strands are made in China. And all electric cord are insulated with vinyl plastic. AAAAhhhh, eco paralysis.
For now I have recycled them into a frost protection fail-safe for my citrus and avocado. I have them strung through the trees, and if frost threatens I will run an extension cord out there and turn them on. Reuse.... of a sort.
Lloyd, no need to worry about us traditionalists and the danger of our homes going up in flames. We continental Europeans were taught the skill of lighting the candles but not the ceiling when we were in kindergarten. And of course we always keep a bucket of water next to the tree :)