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-
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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
-
How Ontario, Quebec are coping with dangerous heat dome01:48 | June 23, 2025
-
Bear spotted roaming in quiet Hudson, Que., community02:02 | June 6, 2025
-
Montreal has some of the worst air quality in the world due to wildfire smoke01:44 | June 6, 2025
-
Opposition parties accuse Legault of putting interests of rest of Canada before Quebec02:13 | June 3, 2025
-
What Quebec experts are doing to save the snowy owl02:12 | May 28, 2025
-
Homeowners call on Quebec Environment Minister to review new flood zone map02:08 | May 23, 2025
-
Legault says no public funds will be given for potential pipeline02:38 | May 20, 2025
-
What do property owners need to know to avoid fatal tree accidents?02:07 | May 14, 2025
-
Hundreds of Montreal students hold walkout, call for awareness on climate crisis01:49 | May 9, 2025
-
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-
Bloc urges Alberta to implement ‘greener model’ if they plan to separate from Canada post-election02:20 | April 18, 2025
-
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-
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Small Quebec town introduces tax for treeless yards02:07 | April 2, 2025
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Giant new Montreal thrift store demonstrates appetite for environmentally-friendly clothing02:09 | February 28, 2025
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Is high-speed rail for Peterborough on the right track?02:40 | February 20, 2025
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Does preserving Technoparc land put flights at risk of more bird collisions?02:11 | February 11, 2025
-
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-
Christmas trees being re-purposed01:40 | January 7, 2025
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-
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-
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-
Quebec real estate brokers’ association weighs in on new flood maps02:04 | October 21, 2024
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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
-
‘A sendoff back to nature’: Montreal cemetery offers green burials02:07 | August 28, 2021
-
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-
Bear spotted roaming in quiet Hudson, Que., community02:02 | June 6, 2025
-
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-
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-
What Quebec experts are doing to save the snowy owl02:12 | May 28, 2025
-
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-
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-
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Is high-speed rail for Peterborough on the right track?02:40 | February 20, 2025
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-
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-
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-
Christmas trees being re-purposed01:40 | January 7, 2025
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West Island students embark on mission to reduce waste in Planet Pal initiative01:54 | December 6, 2024
-
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-
Joly, Blair condemn violent anti-NATO protests in Montreal: ‘This was anarchy’01:11 | November 23, 2024
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Activist who climbed Jacques-Cartier Bridge speaks out02:37 | November 10, 2024
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-
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
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Montreal to save portion of Technoparc wetlands near Trudeau airport01:57 | October 16, 2024
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Quebec’s fall colours are duller. Does climate change play a role?02:00 | October 15, 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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