‘A sendoff back to nature’: Montreal cemetery offers green burials
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Nesting Canada geese stand on guard outside Quebec courthouse
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‘A sendoff back to nature’: Montreal cemetery offers green burials
Description
August 28, 2021
Environmentalists who spoke to Global News pointed out that given the climate crisis, more people are thinking about the environmental impact of human burials — for example, the seeping of toxic embalming fluids into groundwater. Phil Carpenter has more.
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‘A sendoff back to nature’: Montreal cemetery offers green burials02:07 | August 28, 2021
-
Activist who climbed Jacques-Cartier Bridge speaks out02:37 | November 10, 2024
-
Climate activist released on strict conditions after scaling Montreal bridge02:21 | October 29, 2024
-
Montreal stepping up composting with first-ever organic waste treatment plant01:57 | October 21, 2024
-
Quebec real estate brokers’ association weighs in on new flood maps02:04 | October 21, 2024
-
Montreal to save portion of Technoparc wetlands near Trudeau airport01:57 | October 16, 2024
-
Quebec’s fall colours are duller. Does climate change play a role?02:00 | October 15, 2024
-
Renewed efforts to preserve Fairview Forest02:00 | October 15, 2024
-
Will signing a new charter to protect the Lake of Two Mountains help?02:09 | October 1, 2024
-
Pierrefonds mayor and residents on edge after new flood maps show more homes at risk02:31 | October 1, 2024
-
Divers remove hundreds of tires from St. Lawrence River near Montreal01:55 | September 25, 2024
-
Flooding prevention: should basement living spaces in Montreal be banned?02:16 | September 18, 2024
-
After sponge parks, what will it take to help prevent flooding in Montreal?02:08 | September 17, 2024
-
Quebec’s energy reform bill begins as new session starts at National Assembly02:18 | September 10, 2024
-
Montreal’s West Island begins painful cleanup after torrential Debby rainfalls02:08 | August 12, 2024
-
Locals in Montreal’s east end upset, looking for answers after second major oil spill01:51 | July 26, 2024
-
Quebec and Canadian government spar over the fate of Quebec’s caribou herd02:47 | July 25, 2024
-
Northvolt plant needs impact review, environmental activists say02:04 | June 25, 2024
-
Residents of Chertsey, Que. dealing with the aftermath of massive rainfall02:05 | June 24, 2024
-
Global News Morning headlines: June 21, 202407:18 | June 21, 2024
-
Deaths in Canada increase on days of extreme heat: StatCan00:33 | June 20, 2024
-
Advocates push for wider adoption of cargo bikes in Montreal02:14 | June 4, 2024
-
Everyday Joe: Single-use plastics ban02:14 | May 26, 2024
-
Montreal elementary students plan big climate march05:52 | May 15, 2024
-
Granby Zoo adopts new mission to protect biodiversity in 15 countries02:17 | May 14, 2024
-
Quebec flower growers on the benefits of buying local02:05 | May 11, 2024
-
Montreal Climate Summit kicks off with commitments to better protect the planet02:13 | May 7, 2024
-
Montreal unveils new Verdun sponge park to absorb heavy rainfall02:00 | April 23, 2024
-
Montreal electric car show exhibits industry’s advancement02:09 | April 20, 2024
-
Nesting Canada geese stand on guard outside Quebec courthouse02:03 | April 18, 2024
-
Tourists flock to Quebec’s Eastern Townships for front-row seats to solar eclipse02:12 | April 8, 2024
-
Montrealers take in total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau02:08 | April 8, 2024
-
‘A sendoff back to nature’: Montreal cemetery offers green burials02:07 | August 28, 2021
-
Activist who climbed Jacques-Cartier Bridge speaks out02:37 | November 10, 2024
-
Climate activist released on strict conditions after scaling Montreal bridge02:21 | October 29, 2024
-
Montreal stepping up composting with first-ever organic waste treatment plant01:57 | October 21, 2024
-
Quebec real estate brokers’ association weighs in on new flood maps02:04 | October 21, 2024
-
Montreal to save portion of Technoparc wetlands near Trudeau airport01:57 | October 16, 2024
-
Quebec’s fall colours are duller. Does climate change play a role?02:00 | October 15, 2024
-
Renewed efforts to preserve Fairview Forest02:00 | October 15, 2024
-
Will signing a new charter to protect the Lake of Two Mountains help?02:09 | October 1, 2024
-
Pierrefonds mayor and residents on edge after new flood maps show more homes at risk02:31 | October 1, 2024
-
Divers remove hundreds of tires from St. Lawrence River near Montreal01:55 | September 25, 2024
-
Flooding prevention: should basement living spaces in Montreal be banned?02:16 | September 18, 2024
-
After sponge parks, what will it take to help prevent flooding in Montreal?02:08 | September 17, 2024
-
Quebec’s energy reform bill begins as new session starts at National Assembly02:18 | September 10, 2024
-
Montreal’s West Island begins painful cleanup after torrential Debby rainfalls02:08 | August 12, 2024
-
Locals in Montreal’s east end upset, looking for answers after second major oil spill01:51 | July 26, 2024
-
Quebec and Canadian government spar over the fate of Quebec’s caribou herd02:47 | July 25, 2024
-
Northvolt plant needs impact review, environmental activists say02:04 | June 25, 2024
-
Residents of Chertsey, Que. dealing with the aftermath of massive rainfall02:05 | June 24, 2024
-
Global News Morning headlines: June 21, 202407:18 | June 21, 2024
-
Deaths in Canada increase on days of extreme heat: StatCan00:33 | June 20, 2024
-
Advocates push for wider adoption of cargo bikes in Montreal02:14 | June 4, 2024
-
Everyday Joe: Single-use plastics ban02:14 | May 26, 2024
-
Montreal elementary students plan big climate march05:52 | May 15, 2024
-
Granby Zoo adopts new mission to protect biodiversity in 15 countries02:17 | May 14, 2024
-
Quebec flower growers on the benefits of buying local02:05 | May 11, 2024
-
Montreal Climate Summit kicks off with commitments to better protect the planet02:13 | May 7, 2024
-
Montreal unveils new Verdun sponge park to absorb heavy rainfall02:00 | April 23, 2024
-
Montreal electric car show exhibits industry’s advancement02:09 | April 20, 2024
-
Nesting Canada geese stand on guard outside Quebec courthouse02:03 | April 18, 2024
-
Tourists flock to Quebec’s Eastern Townships for front-row seats to solar eclipse02:12 | April 8, 2024
-
Montrealers take in total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau02:08 | April 8, 2024
‘A sendoff back to nature’: Montreal cemetery offers green burials
Description
August 28, 2021
Environmentalists who spoke to Global News pointed out that given the climate crisis, more people are thinking about the environmental impact of human burials — for example, the seeping of toxic embalming fluids into groundwater. Phil Carpenter has more.
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