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Climate change and the threat to civilization

British environmentalist James Lovelock died this week on his 103rd birthday. The brilliant scientist spent much of his century-plus on Earth furthering our knowledge of the planet, and exhorting humans to take better care...

If global warming increases by two more degrees Celsius, the death rate from extreme temperatures will increase significantly, according to a terrifying new study...

A recent study on the mortality cost of carbon emissions has revealed that the average emissions created by 3.5 Americans are enough to kill one person. Further, the study found that emissions from a single coal-fired power...

New Jersey-based real estate developer Ed Bixby never expected to get into the cemetery business. But when he and his mother were visiting his infant brother’s grave at Steelmantown Cemetery in Upper Township, New Jersey,...

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Research News LAWRENCE — Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take up valuable land, leak embalming chemicals and involve nonbiodegradable materials like concrete,…

A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that by the end of the century, the number of global warming-related deaths will rival that of deaths caused by all infectious diseases combined...

Architectural practice Olson Kundig has unveiled designs for the flagship facility of Recompose, a company that will offer a new and sustainable after-death care service, in which human remains are gently converted into clean...

A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes because British graveyards and cemeteries are rapidly running out of room...

The funeral industry could benefit from more environmentally friendly options. But some firms in the United Kingdom have balked at one cremation alternative. Sandwell Council was working with UK-based Resomation to offer...

Mass deaths might not be all bad, because local die-offs could help to ensure the survival of the species as a whole

Burying a beloved pet is never easy. But PawPods offers a thoughtful, biodegradable option for burying deceased animals with their bamboo and rice husk pods. Similar to eco burials for humans, PawPods allow pets to return...

Is there life after death? The Bios Urn is a modern funerary urn that enables people to grow trees with the ashes of loved ones. The company (which Inhabitat has covered since 2005) recently marked their public launch and...

Many people today seek an alternative to the toxic burial industry, if the overwhelming interest in Bios Urn is any indication. The company - which Inhabitat has covered since 2005 - enables people to grow trees in the ashes...

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal together, but public perception of the two is wildly different. While Musk is often seen as a real-life Iron Man here to usher in an age of green technology and carbon-free living,...