Timeline for Which funeral methods are more sustainable than burial or cremation?
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 8:25 | comment | added | Johnny | @Jeff-InventorChromeOS Cremation uses around 300KWh of energy (gas+electricity_, In contrast, USA per capita electrical use is around 1000KWh/month. 300KWh is the equivalent of around 10 gallons of propane -- around $40 worth at retail prices. Seems pretty inconsequential in comparison to removing one person entirely from the ecosystem. | |
| Apr 20, 2015 at 14:05 | answer | added | Madlozoz | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 17:30 | comment | added | Gavin Palmer | I think that it is very important that people be willing to donate their organs! Just had to add that little tidbit. | |
| Aug 6, 2014 at 1:12 | comment | added | Jeff-Inventor ChromeOS | Cremation is the opposite of sustainable: burning $200 worth of LP gas to reduce a body to ash and carbon dioxide. | |
| Aug 3, 2014 at 8:45 | comment | added | andy256 | Soylent Green? | |
| Aug 1, 2014 at 6:45 | history | edited | THelper | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
changed title to better reflect the question
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| Jul 28, 2014 at 9:59 | answer | added | THelper | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jul 27, 2014 at 0:45 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackSustain/status/493195452435955713 | ||
| Jul 26, 2014 at 5:42 | history | reopened | THelper | ||
| Jul 25, 2014 at 14:14 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Jul 25, 2014 at 13:59 | history | edited | Gavin Palmer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
trying to get my question off of hold
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| Jul 25, 2014 at 13:33 | history | closed | THelper | Needs more focus | |
| Jul 24, 2014 at 19:17 | history | asked | Gavin Palmer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |