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Towards a carbon neutral death

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whitewolf

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Date Posted: 2/03/07 17:56

Towards a carbon neutral death

Even death offers no escape from the global warming debate. But as with most things these days, there are eco-friendly alternatives. Woodland burials and wicker coffins are the among the greenest ways to a carbon neutral end.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6405105.stm

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[> Subject: Re: Towards a carbon neutral death
Author: Ash [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 2/03/07 18:09 Natural carbon levels are not the problem. There has always been carbon left from decay, and yet no global warming. It is industry that needs to change, not how people or animals are interred. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Towards a carbon neutral death
Author: whitewolf [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 2/03/07 18:32 I don't think it was the decaying bodies the article was concerned with but cremation and the problems with dental fillings and the likes : ...The side effect has been an increase in damaging mercury emissions in the air from crematoria caused by the melting of dental fillings.... [BBC] [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Towards a carbon neutral death
Author: heather [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 2/03/07 20:01 Well i want a wicker basket, and i would feel great to 'feed a tree'. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]