Upload a picture of your Christmas tree - help save the forest

Upload a picture of your Christmas tree to the site 'World Christmas Tree 2008' and you can help save a piece of the planet yourself so that we will have more Christmas trees for years to come. " We display ads on...

Big Vatican Christmas Tree to Be Recycled Into Toys

The Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square, which was lit today, will be recycled into toys for needy children when the holiday is over. The tree, which is the largest ever to be placed in St. Peter's Square, is 33...

National Geographic - Best News Stories of 2008

National Geographic has released their top ten news stories of 2008.From a squid to a 'sky frown' these are what make our world a fascinating place to be. "These are the most read stories covered by National...

The Last Christmas.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Christmas Eve in Niger.  I do have some good memories of what Christmas was when I was a Child and even as our Children where still Young, yet the last time we managed to have our whole family...

The Christmas tree or the Solstice tree and the environment.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The Christmas tree or the Solstice Tree?  For millennia’s now trees have been worshiped by many cultures as being mystical, even magical and gifted with great powers. The Germanic Tribes and...

Rio's Christmas tree is floating

Rio de Janeiro has a very special Christmas decoration, one of the traditions is the floating Christmas tree at Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon. The video shows the "Grand Open" of the Christmas Festivities in Rio de...

Merry Christmas: Plant a Tree This Christmas

Why This Project Why has the Conservancy begun the Plant a Billion Trees campaign? Because our forests are on the brink. Coastal development, urban expansion, agriculture, exotic plantations, ranching and...

Christmas (Shopping) in Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen.Now believe it or not, but it is November 2008 and I went Christmas Shopping in Chiba Shi today. Well I though that this year I will finally get those Christmas and New Years cards out in time for...

African Baobab Fruits a novelty in Europe.

By, Uwe Paschen.The Baobab Tree and fruits are famous in West Africa and known to be highly nutritious as well. Usually though they are feed to life stock, mainly because they are rather hard and do not taste that...

Easy ways to make the holidays green and jolly

Now that Thanksgiving and Black Friday is over, it's time to start looking forward to Christmas. But what about the Environment?Well here are just a few tips to make your holiday even more green."Remember the way...

Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lights Up Tonight

The Rockefeller Christmas Tree lights up tonight in the heart of Manhattan at Rockefeller Center. The tree lighting is a true sign of Christmas in New York and the event should promise to attract thousands. " ...

Decorate the Tree the Green Way

Decorating the tree either means you have to go out and buy a whole bunch of new ornaments or rummage through piles of boxes to unearth old dusty ones. If you don't have the budget to buy new ones or were thinking...

Picking Money from the Baobab Tree

The fruit of the highly revered African baobab tree is being seen as a great new opportunity for the poor, after a recent decision by the European Commission to allow its importation. According to one study,...

Michelle Obama: A Distant Daughter of Slavery

Michelle Obama, born in 1964, will be America's next first lady. When she moves into the White House in January, a mansion built partially by slaves, "she will embark upon a life her great-great-grandfather, who was...

President Bush Lights Christmas Tree in Washington for the Last Time

    President George Bush led the countdown and lighting of the National Christmas Tree earlier this evening in Washington DC. This has been an American tradition that dates back more than 80 years in...