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Death Be Not ManicuredThe latest in green burial.

By Joe SeheePosted Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at 12:57 PM ET

Click to view a slide show.What does green burial look like, and how does it compare to the usual death-rite conventions? Click here for a slide show.

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Joe Sehee is founder and executive director of the Green Burial Council; a Peabody Award-winning journalist; and a national fellow at the Environmental Leadership Program.
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