Networked Urbanism
design thinking initiatives for a better urban life
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Environmental Hazard
A few independent groups in Massachusetts are trying to encourage a more positive acceptance of our mortality and how we think of and plan for death. Among them are the Green Burial Committee ( a sub-committee of the Funeral Consumer’s Alliance of Massachusetts) and Mourning Dove Studio. The documentary series Earthrise recently interviewed the two groups and their video, “Green Goodbyes,” takes us on a short tour of the limited green burial network in the state…
You can also check out my own interview with Ruth Faas in the post “Mourning Dove Studios” (coming soon).