Dying to be Green

wjtracy · 01-28-2012, 08:43 PM

One of my favorite TV shows last 5 years or so was called EnergyNow. They just ended the TV show, due to lack of finances apparently.

Here is one of the last shows, very interesting piece at 22:25 minutes on how to die green, avoiding carbon pollution via nat gas cremation, via "bio cremation" and some other options such as burial at sea. Other topics this show included use of landfills for methane recovery and for large flexible Unisolar PV mat arrays. Also a section on converting biosludge to plasics - note the lack of safety glasses in the lab tour - typical lack of safety awareness I find for these small start-ups.

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JimboPalmer · 01-28-2012, 09:00 PM

My mother owned sheep, sheared them, carded the wool, spun yarn and made clothes, both by knitting and via a loom. She raised herbs that stained wool and concentrated them and dyed her yarn. Folks would come into the house and notice the odd smell in the kitchen, we would tell them that mom was into natural Dyeing. They almost always looked to see if she was dead yet.

When she did die, we cremated her and shot her out of a salad shooter down a trail she had particularly liked. It is how I hope to be scattered.

kornkob · 01-28-2012, 09:03 PM

When I am dead my carcass is no longer relevant to me, nor is the planet. My family is free to dispose of my body in whatever way helps them deal with the loss.

The Electric Me · 01-28-2012, 09:08 PM

I want my body preserved in the same manner as those bodies that travel the country as science exhibits. You know the plastic looking real corpses that everyone morbidly pays $10.00 to view, under the pretense that they are interested in how the human body works, when really they just want to go "Oooh...look at that guys intestines".

After I'm preserved I'd like to be displayed at Toyota's Corporate Headquarters, in the visitor lobby. Preferable after I have been adapted to be a solar powered lamp. A small brass placard could Read "Illumination Courtesy of The Electric Me".

**TonyPSchaefer** · 01-28-2012, 10:23 PM

I simply don't believe in death. And if you don't believe in something it can't hurt you.

The Electric Me · 01-28-2012, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

I simply don't believe in death. And if you don't believe in something it can't hurt you.

Be sure to leave instructions that your tombstone should read "This isn't Happening" .

hill · 01-28-2012, 11:11 PM

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Pinto Girl · 02-01-2012, 11:50 PM

^^ Spoiler Alert!!

___________

I want my head to be severed from my body and cryogenically preserved, like Walt Disney's.

I understand he's buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA, but his head is reputed to be in the deep freeze somewhere.

Gosh, that must be energy intensive.

tochatihu · 02-02-2012, 01:09 AM

I was planning to mention Tibetan sky burial, but the Walt Disney thing sent me thisaway instead

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**TonyPSchaefer** · 02-02-2012, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Electric Me

Be sure to leave instructions that your tombstone should read "This isn't Happening" .

"Here lies Tony, a Buddhist. See ya later..."

01-28-2012, 08:43 PM	#1
wjtracy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 1,125 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #3 Thanks: 205 Thanked 101 Times in 93 Posts Friends: 2	Dying to be Green One of my favorite TV shows last 5 years or so was called EnergyNow. They just ended the TV show, due to lack of finances apparently. Here is one of the last shows, very interesting piece at 22:25 minutes on how to die green, avoiding carbon pollution via nat gas cremation, via "bio cremation" and some other options such as burial at sea. Other topics this show included use of landfills for methane recovery and for large flexible Unisolar PV mat arrays. Also a section on converting biosludge to plasics - note the lack of safety glasses in the lab tour - typical lack of safety awareness I find for these small start-ups. Greening The Most Unlikely Items - 1.1.2012 \| Energy Now

01-28-2012, 09:00 PM	#2
JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greenwood MS USA Posts: 3,876 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 142 Thanked 904 Times in 658 Posts Friends: 8	Re: Dying to be Green My mother owned sheep, sheared them, carded the wool, spun yarn and made clothes, both by knitting and via a loom. She raised herbs that stained wool and concentrated them and dyed her yarn. Folks would come into the house and notice the odd smell in the kitchen, we would tell them that mom was into natural Dyeing. They almost always looked to see if she was dead yet. When she did die, we cremated her and shot her out of a salad shooter down a trail she had particularly liked. It is how I hope to be scattered. __________________ I tried to remain childlike, but all I achieved was childish. My Prius came with lights, wheels, tires and a sound system, so I did not have to buy them separately.

01-28-2012, 09:03 PM	#3
kornkob Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 128 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: ----USA ONLY---- Package: #5 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Dying to be Green When I am dead my carcass is no longer relevant to me, nor is the planet. My family is free to dispose of my body in whatever way helps them deal with the loss.

01-28-2012, 09:08 PM	#4
The Electric Me Go Speed Go! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undisclosed Location Posts: 2,954 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 166 Thanked 562 Times in 400 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Dying to be Green I want my body preserved in the same manner as those bodies that travel the country as science exhibits. You know the plastic looking real corpses that everyone morbidly pays $10.00 to view, under the pretense that they are interested in how the human body works, when really they just want to go "Oooh...look at that guys intestines". After I'm preserved I'd like to be displayed at Toyota's Corporate Headquarters, in the visitor lobby. Preferable after I have been adapted to be a solar powered lamp. A small brass placard could Read "Illumination Courtesy of The Electric Me". __________________ Full Electric Living to it's Fullest

01-28-2012, 10:23 PM	#5
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 13,915 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 251 Thanked 1,217 Times in 625 Posts Friends: 33	Re: Dying to be Green I simply don't believe in death. And if you don't believe in something it can't hurt you.

01-28-2012, 11:11 PM	#7
hill High Fiber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South OC So Cal & the Flathead Valley MT Posts: 7,127 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 126 Thanked 654 Times in 440 Posts Friends: 24	Re: Dying to be Green .

02-01-2012, 11:50 PM	#8
Pinto Girl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,095 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 68 Thanked 342 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Dying to be Green ^^ Spoiler Alert!! ___________ I want my head to be severed from my body and cryogenically preserved, like Walt Disney's. I understand he's buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA, but his head is reputed to be in the deep freeze somewhere. Gosh, that must be energy intensive.

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