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Ashes Of Army Veteran Sent To Wrong Address, Wash. Woman Returns Urn To Family

Posted 02.07.2012

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When Karen Smith opened a package addressed to her, she found dog tags and an inscribed urn. A sad moment made more devastating: They did not belo...

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Box Labeled 'Grandma's Urn' Left At Goodwill Store

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

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FENTON, Mich. -- State police in Michigan are trying to find who left what appear to be a grandmother's cremated remains in an urn at a Goodwill store...

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Natural Burial Is Gaining Ground: Advocates Are Speaking Up Across North America

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anne Dilenschneider

Throughout the United States there is increasing interest in natural burial as a way to honor lives that have been lived with care for the planet.

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Natural Burial Is a Gentler Way to Leave

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anne Dilenschneider

Commercial funeral practices put gallons of embalming fluid, and tons of metal and exotic hardwoods into the ground. And I was surprised to learn that cremation is equally polluting and energy-intensive.

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Natural Burial Expo 2010: Learn How to "Green" Your Farewell

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Natural Burial Expo 2010 is being held on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday April 25, 2010 at St. Paul's Christian Church in Raleigh, NC. Organizers r...

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