Even in death, you have one final way to go green. The flameless cremation uses an alkaline solution of potash, salt, and water to quickly dissolve human bodies in a pressurized vessel—doing the work ...

If you’re environmentally conscious, you probably try to reduce your carbon footprint. But that can go up in smoke following your death, when conventional cremation spews out smoke and accompanying ...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is still changing the world, even in death. As South Africa capped a week of mourning for Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Sunday, he was interred in a modest ceremony, his remains ...

A 'green wave' is sweeping the funeral industry that promises to change the way we think about burial. Billed as an eco-friendly option, flameless cremation uses WATER instead of fire to dispose of ...

The Senate voted Friday to give Utahns an option besides burial or cremation to handle bodies: alkaline hydrolysis. It is sometimes also called flameless cremation, water cremation or green cremation.

BENNINGTON — Leaf & Water, a Green Cremation Solutions LLC facility, has opened for business providing “flameless,” or water-based, cremation services at a facility on County Street. “Leaf & Water ...

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (CBS)-- A 23-year-old south suburban funeral director has just started what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind in Illinois – flameless cremations. As WBBM Newsradio's Bernie ...

You may have never heard of “aquamation” or “flameless cremation.” It is a new, greener alternative to cremation that may soon be available in the D.C. area. A bill is now in front of Maryland’s ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The first flameless cremation facility for humans in the state of California is now open in San Diego County. White Rose Aqua Cremation in Escondido offers a completely water based ...

An environmentally-friendly form of cremation is gaining traction in the United States, Neil Bowdler of BBC reports. The makers of the Resomation machine claim that it produces a third less greenhouse ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --For 20,000 years, people have been using fire to cremate their loved ones. Now, for the first time, there's a new way to do cremations and, if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a measure approved ...