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Resomation: Greener Than Cremation
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Should a Crematorium’s Leftover Heat Warm a Public Pool?
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Though there are many great reasons to choose cremation, it’s not a green process. Modern cremation requires very high heat, which is achieved by burning a lot of fossil fuel. After all that heat has served its purpose, it simply wafts out into the air as “waste heat.” The town of Redditch, near London, wants to change that.
The History of Cremation in North America
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Humans have been laying their loved ones to rest through cremation, in some form, since the early Stone Age, around 2,500 B.C., and the practice has spread around the world. However, modern cremation as we know it has only existed for a little over a century, and the cremation movement in North America grew out of that invention.
Pacemakers Removed Before Cremation Go on to Save Lives
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Pacemakers removed before cremation, which are usually simply thrown away, can go on to save the lives of needy heart patients.
Ashes to Ashes: Cremation information and history
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Throughout history and all over the world, one of the most widespread traditions humans have for honoring the passing of our loved ones has been the practice of cremation. Information on this practice has unfortunately been hard to come by at times, and even inaccurate, leading to misunderstanding of the spiritual significance and environmental benefits [...]
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