Climate Change and Dying

Talking about the various intersections of dying and climate change. --- This episode starts off with a note about Gaza. A good comrade put together this link tree that has places to donate, ways to find rallies near you, and scripts & links for contacting your reps. Check out CeasefireToday.com. One of Elizabeth's Palestinian friends sent her links to some Palestinian artists and encourages non-Palestinians to learn about Palestinian culture. The Freedom Theatre Skatepal Palestine Film Institute Justseeds (free to use graphics but not all by Palestinian artists) Museum of the Palestinian People --- Resources for this episode: Climate Change Clashes Likely Behind 13000 Year Old Cemetery Climate Migration: An Impending Global Challenge ‘This is God’s will.’ Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya’s devastating floods Greening The Grave: Why More People Are Choosing Climate-Friendly Burials The environmental toll of cremating the dead Death Has A Climate Change Problem Even the Dead Cannot Escape Climate Change When the dead don't stay buried: The grave situation at cemeteries amid climate change As Louisiana’s coast washes away, the dead are the first to go (Long read but v. good) How saving cemeteries from weather impacts preserves Black history Climate change is erasing Black Cemeteries in the South. Here’s what you need to know Highgate Cemetery: Climate change risk to famous resting place Confronting Climate Change at an Urban Grassland: Preserving and Restoring the Grasslands at Green-Wood Planning Cemeteries: Their Potential Contribution to Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services