Keyword: green funerals

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: The Case for Green Funerals

Picture: www.citi5.org Glenn Ashton - The burden of an increasing global population forces us to reconsider how we deal with our dead. Our present system of burials and cremations is not only wasteful, it is unsustainable. Most of us now live in cities where space is at a premium. Using our limited land to house the dead is an anachronism. Incinerating dead bodies demands huge amounts of energy and releases serious pollutants. Therefore, we not only need to tread more carefully on the earth when we are alive but we also need...