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Being Kind To The Planet In Funeral Planning

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The modern un-green funeral.

We invited the Grim Reaper as a guest, but she's booked pretty solid, so we welcome (yes, that's her nickname).

Funeral customs in the U.S. are generally not very kind to the planet. Conventional funerals use tons of wood, concrete, and metals for caskets and tombs, as well as millions of gallons of embalming fluid, which can be carcinogenic.

Elizabeth Fournier, the owner of Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon, thinks there's a better way. In her new book The Green Burial Guidebook, she gives a comprehensive look at alternatives. Elizabeth is a member of the advisory board for North American Natural Burial, and the advisory board for the Green Burial Council. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich is JPR content partner at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a regional reporter at ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award.