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‘Green’ burials cut costs

  • September 28, 2006

By Margaret Price, New York Daily News
Young as he may be for it, Matthew Pearson, 44, has found his final resting place: Greengsprings Natural Cemetery. The bucolic site in the Finger Lakes region entails 93 acres of meadow, high grasses and trees. A one-time farm located atop Irish Hill, it is one of the […]

Want to take your green attitude all the way to the grave?

  • September 26, 2006

IdealBite.com
The Bite:
Consider eco-burial. Eco-burials are better for the planet and still give your family and friends a place to come chat with you - in the event that you have unfinished business to sort out… (And yes, we saw the episode, but no, we aren’t copying: we wrote this before Nate died and had an […]

You might think of a green burial

  • September 25, 2006

Whitehorse Star
A recent letter to the editor (Whitehorse Star, Sept. 22) commented on burial costs.
Specifically, it questioned the cost, and the need, of a protective plastic box that is placed around coffins. This prevents the ground from subsiding as the coffin and its contents decay.

Environmental Leadership News

  • September 6, 2006

Focusing on the next generation of environmental leaders;
An interview with Joe Sehee

What is green burial?
Green burial is a way of caring for our dead without the use of toxins or materials that are not biodegradable, which essentially means no formaldehyde (a major ingredient in embalming fluid), no metal caskets and no concrete vaults. It also […]