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Even death is green in proposed eco-friendly cemetery


Chronicle News Service
MUIR — You’ve spent your life reusing and recycling. Turns out, you may be able to be environmentally friendly in death.
The Rev. Darrell Brown calls it bringing “dignity back to death.”
Brown and his wife, the Rev. Tracy Therrien, plan to offer 10 acres of their eastern Ionia County land for “green burials” — […]

The Death of Environmentalist


By Grist
Not dead yet? There’s still hope for a green funeral.
There’s no getting around it: One day, we’re all gonna die. And while most of us won’t have much control over the circumstances of our deaths, there are things you can do before you go to ensure that your funeral and earthly remains are as […]

Even death is green in proposed eco-friendly cemetery


Mlive.com
You’ve spent your life reusing and recycling. Turns out, you may be able to be environmentally friendly in death. The Rev. Darrell Brown calls it bringing “dignity back to death.”
Brown and his wife, the Rev. Tracy Therrien, plan to offer 10 acres of their eastern Ionia County land for “green burials” — no embalming, no […]

Returning to the earth


‘Green’ cemeteries offer a natural alternative to traditional burials
By Sarah Horne, The Missourian
The first green cemetery in Missouri is being developed west of Columbia by Bill Goddard and Chuck Worstell to offer cheaper burials and an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burials.
Green Acres will follow burial criteria established by the Green Burial Council, a nonprofit […]

Green death care


Say goodbye to embalming chemicals and metal caskets
By Crystal Lee, NewsReview
Being eco-friendly is about making choices: from easy choices (recycling, duh) to those that require a bit more effort (bringing reusable canvas bags to the grocery store). As the green movement expands, so does our range of options.
We can opt for electric vehicles, bamboo-fiber T-shirts […]