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Fake Christmas trees might be convenient and seem eco-friendly at first glance, but their environmental costs—measured in greenhouse gas emissions and landfill space—far outweigh their benefits, say conservationists who urge consumers to stay real this holiday season. 呼吁消费者在假期“保持真实”的环保主义人士说，假圣诞树可能比较方便，咋一看也比较环保，但是环境成本远超过利益——按温室气体排放量和垃圾掩埋空间计算。 “All of the environmental groups and all of the scientists say you should use a real tree. The debate is over,” said Rick Dungey, a spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association. “The only people still talking about it are the people trying to sell fake trees.” “所有环保团体和科学家呼吁大家使用真正的树木。讨论已经结束。”国家圣诞树协会发言人Rick Dungey说，“只有假圣诞树的商家还在讨论。” Artificial trees are made from a kind of plastic called polyvinyl chloride, which is derived from petroleum and can contain lead or other harmful toxins. Furthermore, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, about 80 percent of fake trees are manufactured in China, where most electricity is generated by burning coal—one of the dirtiest fuel sources. 人工树由一种被称为聚氯乙烯的塑料制成，聚氯乙烯从汽油中提炼获得，含有铅或者其他有害毒素。此外，根据美国商务部发布的信息，大约80%假圣诞树产自中国，大部分中国的电能通过燃烧煤炭获得——最脏的一种能源。 (Related: See the Global Water Footprint of Key Crops) After the trees are made, they must also be shipped across the ocean, usually in diesel-fuel powered ships, resulting in even more greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. 制作完成的假圣诞树通常还必须通过柴油动力轮船漂洋过海，导致排放更多引起全球变暖的温室气体。 And even though an artificial tree can be reused, it still has a short life expectancy. The average family keeps a fake tree for about five to six years, and then it goes to the landfill, where it just sits there because it doesnt biodegrade, said Bill Ulfelder, New York State director for The Nature Conservancy. 即使人造树能够重复利用，它的使用寿命也比较短。“一户家庭平均保留一棵假圣诞树5至6年，然后它就到了垃圾掩埋场，因为它不会被分解，所以就一直在那儿。”纽约州自然保护协会负责人Bill Ulfelder说。 In contrast, real trees are completely recyclable, and they are grown in the United States on thousands of farms that employ an estimated 100,000 pe