Conventional burial methods are profoundly energy and resource intensive. In contrast, NOR returns the body to the earth by reflecting the natural cycles, enriching soil and supporting new life. It’s ...

End-of-life planning can be an unexpected opportunity for reflection — a way to express values, care for the environment, and leave loved ones with clarity rather than questions.” ...

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Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...

The premise of a green burial, say advocates of the practice, is to return us to the Earth, replenish it and help it to outlive us.

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The business of paying respect to the dead can be an eco-unfriendly matter, whether opting for a wooden coffin that contributes to deforestation, or a cremation service that produces carbon emissions.

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A new nonprofit organization is working to establish an earth-friendly cemetery in Arkansas, a place without towering monuments above ground or concrete burial vaults beneath. Mourning Cloak ...