In a first for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Cremstar today announced it will begin providing Water Cremation, also known as ...

(CBS4) - When we think of protecting the environment, we think of options we can do while alive, like recycling or conserving water. But did you know there are green end-of-life options? Dawna Agosto ...

Dead go down the drain, no carbon or pollutants up the flue. March 26, 2012 -- Now the deceased, when they step into the great beyond, can do so without leaving behind a carbon footprint. In what may ...

CNN — Family members gathered to say their goodbyes to anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu at a private service at St. George's Cathedral on Sunday, where his ashes were interred in Cape Town and laid to ...

Green burials honor the concept of “dust to dust." DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: What can you tell me about green funeral options? At age 80, I would like to preplan my funeral and make it as natural as possible ...

When is a green burial inappropriate? We’re all for biodegradable coffins and environmentally sound funerals, but some recently-introduced methods may go too far. Chemical & Engineering News points us ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about green funeral options? At age 80, I would like to preplan my funeral and make it as natural as possible. — Old Environmentalist Dear Environmentalist: ...

Traditional means of cremation, and the only legal method in Texas, is with the use of a furnace, which burns the human remains into ashes and mineral fragments, which most times are transferred to an ...

There are many ways to embark on the journey to the great beyond. One popular custom is the coffin burial. Or rather it was, until cemeteries began running out of ground space. And conventional ...

Every Monday, Gannett Wisconsin Media talks to business leaders in its Monday conversation feature. Today, Malcore brothers talk about their new venture, Simply Cremation, which opened recently in ...