Please, Don’t Buy Flowers for Valentine’s Day
By Margaret Renkl
Produced by Vishakha Darbha
It’s Valentine’s Day, and if you celebrate, the chances of giving or receiving a bouquet of flowers is high. But have you considered the environmental impact of those flowers? In this audio essay, the contributing Opinion writer Margaret Renkl explains the true cost of bouquets and argues for other, less environmentally harmful ways to express your love.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
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This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. Engineering by Isaac Jones with mixing by Dan Powell. Original music by Pat McCusker and Dan Powell. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski.
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