Holiday Environmentalist Gifts

'We would consider a loan under these conditions: more efficient sleighs, lower reindeer emissions, no outsourcing to foreign elves.'

Play it forward, hug a tree...

Rudolph goes green (compact flourescent nose)

Child protects planet with umbrella.

Look! Up in the sky! It's absurd! It's inane! It's Malaprop Man! Malaprop Man, I hear you're fighting climate change now. Yes starting with solo panels, I'm reducing greenhouse guesses! I'm investing in buttery technology. I'm going to have windmeals. And of course, I've stopped drinking cola. Why is that? I'll have a smaller carbonated footprint!

"Sorry, Rudolph, but the production on electric reindeers and their batteries gives work to thousands of children while you destroy the climate with your farts."

"I can see our house from here."

'I'm dreaming of a green Christmas, with every recycled Christmas card I write...'

"In other news, oil and gas prices became irrelevant today when scientists announced that pretty much anything can run on caffeine."

DNA Xmas.

'No, I'm not writing to Santa, I'm writing a blog questioning the validity of Santa, since he has no web presence.'

Smokey Bear crying because of deliberately started forest fires

Santa using the stock exchange to keep track of stocks and bonds being good or bad as well as going up or down

A Tree Fights Back

'Times are hard so these will have to be presents for Christmas and birthday combined!'

'Reindeer must now be fitted with the government approved CZ1 catalytic converter to reduce methane emissions.'

"I'm beginning to suspect this may not be anything so dignified as an attack."

'We'd like to speak with you about your coal policy.'

'Hello, Audubon Society - This is Santa, calling in the results of the Northpole's Christmas Bird Count...'

Stuffed.

'I spotted you from the air and went to get some water from the oasis...'

Carbon-Friendly Christmas Tree

You're forcing 2,000 tulips for one girl's sweet 16 party?! Yep. Haven't they heard? The country's having really tough times. Tree's Tree Nursery. Organic. Plant food. The family is concerned. They're making sacrifices, too. Oh? They wanted 3,000. Golden parachutes all around.

"They're nice, but not as efficient as my coal-powered chimes."

'Oh, that reminds me. And the polar ice caps: I want them to stop melting.'

Save the Files on the Cloud.

"Sure, we recycle junk mail - we shove it straight into the neighbour's mail box."

Santa was perplexed at receiving a carbon-neutral status.

While Santa's Hybrid Sled has made environmentalists and animal rights activists happy, there isn't much room left for toys.

'I think it has something to do with global warming.'

"I'm installing a backup camera. I'm tired of you sending me out to repair all the chimneys you back into."

"And our top of the range model is uniquely fuelled by hydro electricity sourced from the clearest glacier melt water filtered through recycled muslin face masks."

"I got the grant! I'm researching whether or not money can buy happiness."

'Dang slippery solar panels!'

Santa Mario Draghi - European Central Bank.