Boulder a hub for 'green burial'
By Clay Evans Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Boulder has a well-deserved reputation as an environmentally aware place, so we’re not surprised — but certainly pleased — that the city is a key locus for the growing “green burial” movement. According to Boulder-based Natural Transitions, the American way of death — to cop a phrase from … Continue reading
Top 10 Most Famous and Historically Significant Tombs in the World
by nobert soloria bermosa, Sep 19, 2008 Grandiose tombs from around the world. A tomb is a place for the burial of the dead. Some people consider tombs or burial sites scary for they believe that the place is a dwelling place for ghost. On the other hand, many people consider them amazing and fascinating. … Continue reading
Green Burial made Concrete
I ran across this blog posting today and I have to share it. The writer phrased the importance of Green Cemeteries is a very concrete way. Click here to read the whole posting. This is right in the middle of Chicago and there are eight cemeteries, and just look at the size of Rosehill! Imagine … Continue reading
Ghost forests, a place for forgetting
Local residents from many remote villages in the central province’s Nam Tra My District have a unique tradition of burying their dead in forest cemeteries, which are considered scary places to visit. The villagers, mostly of the Xe Dang and Ca Doong ethnic minorities, conduct funerary rites to separate two worlds – the living and … Continue reading
Lecture with Final Passages and Sacred Crossings
This past Sunday I had the opportunity to help Jerrigrace Lyons of Final Passages and Olivia of Sacred Crossings with a lecture that they gave in Venice. There were just a few people who showed up which I found interesting. It showed me how “un-green” LA actually is. There were four ladies who were just … Continue reading
Cocoon Coffin
I ran across this website this morning of a German company producing a “cocoon” coffin that is exceptional! They are made of biodegrabable products so they breakdown in 10-15 years. They have fabulous colors! It’s exciting. Unfortunately, their entire site is in flash. http://www.uono.de/english/home.html Anyway, here are some images.
Green Cemetery Proposal in Lawrence Kansas
City Commission agenda: ‘Green’ burial cemetery considered Email Comments (9) iPod-friendly Print September 16, 2008 Agenda highlights • 6:35 p.m. Tuesday • City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets • Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 • Meeting documents online at http://www.lawrenceks.org ‘Green’ burial cemetery considered Bottom line City commissioners will consider moving forward with plans to establish … Continue reading
Funeral services coming home
Residents work to allow families to grieve in own living rooms. Sunday, September 14, 2008 By LYNN OLANOFF The Express-Times BETHLEHEM | Greta Browne attended her first funerals in living rooms. The city resident grew up in Brazil, where home funerals are the norm. Family members controlled how they memorialized their loved ones, she said. … Continue reading
Cash-for-corpse murders probed
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese police have arrested members of a gang suspected of murdering more than 100 disabled or elderly people and selling their corpses in a bizarre scheme to avoid cremations, a newspaper said on Tuesday. Burials have traditionally been seen as the most respectful way to handle the dead in China, but … Continue reading
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