Dying to offset your carbon emissions?
Posted by A. Caleb Hartley on May 5th, 2008 filed in carbon footprint, treeA cemetery in Australia, Adelaide Centennial Park, has decided to plant a tree for each burial or cremation it conducts.
Based on a study of the environmental impacts of cremations and burials done by the cemetery, cremation produces less carbon emissions in the long run because of ongoing upkeep of the burial site; however, in the “short run,” cremations generate about 353 pounds of carbon dioxide, compared to 86 pounds for a burial.
The cemetery’s research showed that planting about one tree for each service would offset Centennial Park’s carbon footprint, so chief executive Bryan Elliott set a goal, “to be carbon neutral within the next six months.”
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Namaste,
A. Caleb Hartley
What do you think about this? What would you think about “green burials,” where a tree is planted on top of the grave site? Sick? Cool? Ambiguous? Plant your opinion in the comments!
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May 9th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Hey! Thanks for all the great info. I was browsing through a bunch of green websites and blogs and I came across yours and found it very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like the daily green, ecorazzi and earthlab.com. I especially like EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). I find it really easy to use (it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any others you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites (let me know if they are the same as mine).