Where do we go when we die? This blog examines what communities, planners and others are doing (and not doing) for cemeteries.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Washington town to consider expansion at cemetery
The Issaquah, Washington, City Council will consider a plan to add space for cremated remains at a local cemetery.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
California diocese puts solar panels in cemetery
Saw this done somewhere in Europe (Spain, maybe?). Now, it's in the United States.
Cemetery wins out over preserving farmland
The Stanislaus County, Calif., supervisors voted to allow a cemetery, overturning a planning board decision that would have protected farmland.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
South Jersey cemetery offers green burial
Here's a story about a cemetery near the Jersey Shore that has begun offering green burials.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Green cemetery backers sue Ga. County
The operators of a proposed green cemetery have sued Bibb County, Ga., in federal court over regulations the county passed that effectively kill the project before it ever began.