My Green Message Was Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree ... ; Today, We Publish the First of the Winners in the Echo's Christmas Short Story Competition, On the Theme of 'a Green Christmas'. In Third Place, Is This Ironic Tale From 57-Year-Old Rob Falconer From Llandough, Near Penarth

South Wales Echo › December 22, 2009

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Wales should be the greenest country on the planet," my environmentally-obsessed wife argued.

I neglected to mention that all the methane gas created by the cows and sheep in Wales added massively to the greenhouse effect, and agreed with her, "Especially in Cardiff - we've got Pengam Green and Trowbridge Green."

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My Green Message Was Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree ... ; Today, We Publish the First of the Winners in the Echo's Christmas Short Story Competition, On the Theme of 'a Green Christmas'. In Third Place, Is This Ironic Tale From 57-Year-Old Rob Falconer From Llandough, Near Penarth

I suppose I'm keen on saving the planet, going green, doing my bit to halt climate change, and all that, but I'm not fanatical about it. However, my wife is. Personally, I'm more interested in saving my bank balance than...

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