Yorkshire Post
Claire Rayner is wondering whether to be buried in a cardboard box with a fruit instead of a tombstone planted on top, and she’s not the only one. Sarah Freeman reports on the rise of the green funeral.
December 30, 2005
December 21, 2005
Expanding for perpetuity
Saanich News. Victoria, B.C.
When you shuffle off your mortal coil, have you always yearned to be buried in the damp, cedar-scented soil of Saanich? Better act now.The Royal Oak Burial Park is running out of space. In four years, all of the plots will be sold out in the municipal cemetery that began operation in 1922.
December 14, 2005
Rest in peace (New Zealand)
By Jamie Oliver, Nantwich Chronicle
ONE of the first private woodland burial grounds in the country could be opened at Nantwich. It will cater for people who want an alternative to traditional cemeteries.
December 11, 2005
Should I go out with a bang or be a bit greener
Her will opts for cremation, but is that still ethical? Claire Rayner seeks your advice
The Observer
People worried about greenhouse gases and the climate protested around the world last week hoping to influence the UN Conference on Climate Change in Montreal which, sadly, has now closed without clear resolution. Mostly younger people took part, for that is the nature of such protests. And they are right to be concerned, for tomorrow belongs to them and they want a safe planet to live it on.