Green Burials

latitude 38.398025, longitude -122.837653

Tired of toxic embalming fluid, rain forest wood caskets and other ecologically unfriendly practices, a new generation of undertakers is attempting to green up the funeral industry with burials that go easy on the land.

Air Date: Tuesday, Feb 27 2007 at 7:30PM
Duration: 10:32 Episode: 104 Segment: a
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Topics: Environment, Health
Location: Marin County

 

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