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'Green' burials gain ground on Long Island
The Rev. Daniel Degyansky has presided over enough burials to know what he doesn't want at his own: no headstone, no pricey coffin and absolutely no embalming fluid.
Concerned about the environmental impact of traditional burials, he and his wife, Kathleen, have made plans to be wrapped in shrouds and placed directly in the earth. "I've seen $8,000 caskets put into the ground," said Degyansky,...
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