Green Burial Pittsburgh

==Background==
* Nonprofit started in 2009
* http://www.greenburialpittsburgh.org/
* Has a facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31625104226
* Pete McQuillian was an orginal organizer
==Insights==
The VISION of Green Burial Pittsburgh (GBP) is to provide individuals, foundations and charitable organizations with a way to conserve land through the option of ecologically responsible burial.
The MISSION of GBP is to 1) promote natural burial as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional burial practices or to cremation, 2) to establish woodland 'green' cemeteries in or near Pittsburgh that offer natural burial exclusively, and 3) to locate those 'green' cemeteries in designated conservation burial grounds using a portion of cemetery income to conserve land and restore it to its natural condition.
GBP VALUES:
*Protecting and restoring our natural environment
*Providing a natural and beautiful burial ground for all to visit
*Respect for families' funeral and other end-of-life choices
*Providing closure for family members after the death of a loved-one
*Land stewardship
*Honoring our need for "place"
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