Bio-cremation, also known as chemical cremation, aquamation or resomation, is a relatively new alternative to burial and fire-based cremation. It requires less energy and fewer natural resources than ...

Reporting from Sacramento — — California funeral directors are eager to start offering clients a new natural and greener way to dispose of their loved ones’ remains, but they need a change in ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some people choose burial; others choose cremation by fire. Now, a proposed bill could open a new frontier for Texans: liquid cremation. The scientific term is alkaline hydrolysis, ...

Reporting from Sacramento — Assemblyman Jeff Miller needed one more vote last spring on his bill to legalize “bio-cremation,” a chemical process that he called a water-based alternative to ...

A federal judge in Pittsburgh has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh company that claimed its so-called "Bio Cremation" service — a flameless process to cremate remains — was being unfairly ...

Thinking about your end-of-life options? You can still be eco-friendly in the afterlife, according to an Apopka funeral-equipment company. Matthews Cremation is touting the latest addition to green ...

A state lawmaker who owns two businesses that manufacture caskets helped kill legislation that would have legalized a new alternative to traditional burial in Indiana. State Rep. Dick Hamm delivered a ...

Bio cremations – a practice that ensures that the human body is turned into a liquid and not into ashes is all set to be legalized across parts of Europe. LONDON: Bio cremations – a practice that ...

Belgium and the Netherlands could soon become among the few countries in the world to allow 'bio cremations'. The process, also known as chemical hydrolysis, is seen as an environmentally-friendly ...

SACRAMENTO, May 20 (UPI) -- The California General Assembly unanimously passed a bill supporters said would allow bio-cremation to serve as a human remains disposal choice. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...