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Crematories want to ‘cool the F's down’
A slight operating change for crematories across Pennsylvania could impact costs and air quality in a big way.
How I planned my own green funeral
Our funeral practices have a high carbon footprint. Becca Warner explores how she could plan her own more environmentally-friendly burial.
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More people choosing green burials without caskets, cremation, embalming
Green burials — the American standard until the Civil War — are coming back, as people ditch expensive caskets and decompose into the soil instead.
Greening the burial of the dead, in Brooklyn
The historic Green-Wood Cemetery—the final resting place of Leonard Bernstein and half a million others—explores a cutting-edge method of processing human remains: electric cremation.
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Comparing green funeral options, from composting to natural burial to water cremation
If you're planning a green funeral, you have a lot of choice. The Post's climate coach explains how much each one costs, both for you and the planet.
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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?
How body farms and human composting can help communities
Like every other aspect of our society, how we handle death and dying needs to change in the face of climate change. This method may be a path forward.
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