Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

BOSTON - It's an annual debate: real tree or fake tree? And the opinions are certainly split. "Fake tree," one woman said. "Just easier, and real trees have spiders and stuff." "Real," said another.

Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

Each year, Americans buy between 25 million and 30 million real Christmas trees and 10 million fake ones. And each year, a question as traditional as O Tannenbaum itself swirls around sustainability ...