 This week, Slate examines the etiquette of turning a wedding into a charity fundraiser, while New Scientist explains why the environmental footprint of cremation arguably make it unsustainable.
With regard to the latter, the Green Funeral Company offers a particularly useful assessment of cremation compared to three eco-friendly alternatives to traditional techniques, including this useful tidbit:
The most environmentally sound method of cremation is on an open air pyre using wood. Not only would this be carbon neutral, but it would be much more spiritually and psychologically nourishing than the current industrial conveyor belt approach that is used in most modern crematoriums. It is my company's most-requested "fantasy funeral".
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