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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.

Death Has A Climate Change Problem

Death Has A Climate Change Problem

As concerns mount about the environmental impact of conventional burial and cremation, people are turning to alternative "green" death care practices.
fungi as biodegradable building blocks

Mushrooms: 4 uses that benefit the environment

As we look to transition from fossil to bio-based materials, fungi are becoming the ultimate biodegradable building blocks for furniture, fashion, housing and beyond.
Human composting could soon be legal in Colorado
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Human composting could soon be legal in Colorado

If the governor signs the bill, Colorado would be the second state to legalize the composting of human remains.
Human composting center Recompose wants to make death sustainable
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Human composting center Recompose wants to make death sustainable

In life, we strive to reduce and reuse. The human composting center Recompose aims to offer a more sustainable death.
Parisians now have a greener way to die

Parisians now have a greener way to die

At Paris's first green cemetery, wooden grave markers will replace headstones because of their lower carbon footprint.
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?
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