Why cremation is not considered green

Discovery has a great website with information on Green Burial and materials, etc.

http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/cremation-considered-green-burial-option

Burial Ground In England

I found this burial ground called Sun Rising Burial Ground and Nature Preserve, located in Britain. It seems that cremation is not "Green" and they allow for it, but gently discourage it. I've not run into this argument, although I've read about the "Green Burial Movement" yet must have really been out to lunch not to understand that there are such large cons that accompany cremation process.

Source: http://sunrisingburialground.co.uk/

Emily Post on Funerals

The most important time for etiquette, she argues, is when one least imagines it should be important, such as during the trauma and stress of a loved one's death.

It's a good point, and not often made. Makes sense. Like muscle memory in physical sport. Being able to perform without thinking about each small move frees one up to respond with finer thought to specific aspects in the moment.

Source: Bartelby.com

Rituals by Religion

Information comes from the strangest places. This florist's site  has an abbreviated listing of religions and their corresponding requirements surrounding funeral rituals.

For instance, in the "a funeral in Bali" section, there is a generous amount of detail given about such things as direction of the feet (they should go southward) and cremation ceremonies, needing a river, and more:

 "...The body then may be adorned with jewels, and placed lying on a stretcher, with the head pointing towards the south, which is the direction of the dead. Sometimes the body may be kept in a sitting position too. The stretcher is adorned with different flowers including roses, jasmine, and marigolds, and the body is almost covered with the flowers. Thereafter, the close relatives of the deceased person carry the stretcher on their shoulders to the cremation ground. If it is located at a distance, the stretcher is placed on a cart pulled by animals like bullocks. Nowadays vehicles are also used.

The cremation ground is called Shmashana (in Sanskrit), and traditionally it is located near a river, if not on the river bank itself. There, a pyre is prepared, on which the corpse is laid with its feet facing southwards, so that it can walk in this direction, as this is the direction of the dead."  

source:  http://www.myfloristsympathy.com/Funeral-Traditions-by-Religion.htm

Ash Parks: American Areas #1 thru #10

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/best_places_USA/good-morning-americas-10-beautiful-places-america/story?id=14235228

And so there is the somewhat arbitrary list of my first ten spots.
Seems a bit simplistic and dumbed down but Good Morning America
has a huge viewership and those numbers count for something: General Public.

Re-ordered for my project:

#1
Sedona, Arizona

#2
Newport, Rhode Island

#3
Point Reyes, California

#4
Grand Tetons, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

#5
Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

#6
Cape Cod, Massachusetts

#7
Destin, Florida

#8
Aspen, Colorado

#9
Asheville, North Carolina

#10
Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan

What the...????

There's so much I have to say about ... what I'm about to say!

There is a 9/11 Meteorite Memorial Garden in Barringer, Arizona?
Say what?

How do things as significant as this nearly escape me? Here I have been researching Arizona and sites for possible Ash Parks for weeks and never come across the fact that there is a meteorite site there?
Until today? And then to add that right with it is a 9/11 Memorial Park, I'm slightly embarrassed and very grateful I found these no later than today!

9-11 Remembrance Garden is different from the following three, but in a similar area:

Canyon Diablo Crater  which is the old name for 

Meteor Crater (as Nasa calls it) or 

Barringer Crater

Location of Area 1

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Regarding specific site, I have decided on the Yavapai National Forest as Area 1 and a few miles away from Bell Rock as Site 1, which would be condition 2:  in front of / underneath / beginning or end.

Area 1; Map Research

government maps of cococino forest

Global Burial Program Proposal (First Draft)

Programming Notes

Have remains, will travel.

In my program there needs to be space for shipping. The area is called shipping, but actually if you think about it, it's really just for receiving.

Source: http://www.cremationassociation.org/?page=Transport

Aschenurne...

Of course this makes sense. Say the word out loud and you'll surprise yourself. An ashen urn is fairly apt as a descriptor for an "ash capsule," which is what is used in Germany to hold the cremation remains.

Source: Babylon Online Dictionary

COLUMBARIUM

Press here  to hear the word pronounced.
I know you know what it sounds like.
I just like hearing that hollow computer voice.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columbarium

The Cremation Society of Great Britain

In 1874 the Cremation Society of England was formed.
It changed its name to The Cremation Society of Great Britain in order to be more inclusive.

Source: http://www.srgw.demon.co.uk/CremSoc/History/HistSocy.html

Source: http://www.srgw.demon.co.uk/CremSoc/History/HistSocy.html#introduction

Source: http://www.srgw.demon.co.uk/CremSoc/History/HistSocy.html#introduction

Program Statement Preparation

http://doa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=8002&locid=4

The above link is to a document provided regarding preparation of a program statement in cases of state work. Despite its particularity to government work, it was useful to me as a general reminder of the goals of the program statement.

In my own words, here is what I gleaned from my studio professor regarding the statement:

-Need
-Scope
-Beneficiaries
-Client $
-Social Context & Considerations
-Special Needs of Site
-Time Frame

The Cremation Association of America

??? "...up into the early 1920's, cremation was the choice of the wealthy and the well-educated." Fascinating. Who knew?

Source: http://www.cremationassociation.org/?page=AboutCANA

It turns out there is an organization called The Cremation Association of America. It was founded in 1913. Unfortunately, they give out general information but their hard data is not available to the general public. One needs to be a member in order to gain access to current stats. Anyway, good to know.

Source: http://www.cremationassociation.org/?page=IndustryStatistics

United States Cremation Statistics

Source: http://nfda.org/consumer-resources-cremation/78-us-cremation-statistics.html

National Funeral Directors Association

Source: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-directors.htm

National Funeral Director's Association

Source: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-directors.htm

National Funeral Director's Association

Source: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-directors.htm

National Funeral Directors Association

National Funeral Directors Association

Funeral Directors

Source: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-directors.htm

General Site Location

Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sedona-Arizona.html

Population of Sedona, Arizona

Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sedona-Arizona.html

Death and Religion in a Changing World, 2006