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Cheating death-related emissions

Green burials are great, but expensive. Cremation is cheaper but creates emissions. Why doesn’t BC allow a cost-effective, eco-friendly alternative?
Podcast: Water cremation ignites debate over dignified death

Podcast: Water cremation ignites debate over dignified death

Billed as a green form of cremation, alkaline hydrolysis is gaining traction. Critics say it’s undignified.

How to die a good, green death

How to die a good, green death

With water cremation and human composting on the horizon, Washingtonians are asking: What should happen to our bodies after we die?
Back to Earth: Washington set to allow 'human composting'
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Back to Earth: Washington set to allow 'human composting'

Washington state could become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as natural organic reduction - also called human composting.

The fight for the right to be cremated by water

The fight for the right to be cremated by water

"Aquamation," a greener form of body disposal, is gaining acceptance in America. But some powerful groups are fighting to stop it.
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