Resources and Information Supporting Green Burial in North America
By Robbie Byrd, THE HUNTSVILLE ITEM
OAKHURST, TEXAS— She had been battling cancer for nearly two years now, and finally she drew her last breath surrounded by friends and family. They took her frail body — wrapped in a warm down comforter — and lined her grave with Spanish moss, just as she had asked them to. They placed her on a plywood plank and, with ropes, mourners slowly lowered her into a hole on one of the many wildlife preservation sites she had dedicated her final years to protecting.
By Philip Proefrock, Green Options
The move towards a greener lifestyle extends even to the end of life. Choices for the final resting place include some relatively new approaches. Many of these developments seem to be coming out of the United Kingdom and from Europe, though they are being adopted in other countries, as well.
By AMEERAH CETAWAYO, The Bowling Green Daily News
Plans for a cemetery that would have carried natural or “green” burials were scrapped, for now, after growing opposition from neighbors and general concerns about the plans for the project surfaced.
By: Kelli B. Kavanaugh, metromode
Driving north from the skyscrapers and stadiums of downtown Detroit to Upland Hills Farm, just north of Rochester in Addison Township, is a study in quick transitions: from urban core to suburban sprawl to rolling pastures and forests in just 45 minutes.
By AMEERAH CETAWAYO, The Daily News, Bowling Green, KY ,
James D. Carrier will go before the City-County Board of Adjustments at City Hall Thursday night for the second time in his quest to construct a cemetery at the southeast intersection of Bristow Road and Sunnyside-Gott Road, according to planning documents.
Getting it Done in The Soko
With the many environmentally unfriendly aspects of a typical funeral, more and more people are looking into green funerals. Sarah Stefanson explains.
By Chuck Schultz, Lompoc Record
Some of $1.4 million collected from oil companies to lessen impacts of offshore drilling was allocated Tuesday by Santa Barbara County supervisors to seven projects ranging from a tidepools exhibit at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum to a possible public hiking trail in the mountains above Carpinteria.
The high cost of funerals—to both your wallet and the environment—has spurred the rise of eco-friendly alternatives.
By Billie Grable, MSN
A loved one has died and you’re faced with the delicate decision of honoring their remains. Will it be an “ashes to ashes” cremation, which would save space on our overcrowded planet? Or will you go with a traditional “dust to dust” burial—and return your loved one to Mother Earth? If you think either of these choices are 100 percent environmentally friendly, think again.
Northwest Florida Daily News
Motorists can expect delays when traveling through north Walton County this afternoon. The funeral service for Army Sgt. Tim “Timmy” Padgett, who was killed in Afghanistan, will start at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church on Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs.
Burial with full military honors will follow at Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve, which is north of DeFuniak Springs.