> An average cremation takes 28 gallons of fuel. That's not a whole lot. The fuel cost of everyone flying or driving out to the funeral probably dwarfs it. Of

> An average cremation takes 28 gallons of fuel. That's not a whole lot. The fuel cost of everyone flying or driving out to the funeral probably dwarfs it. Of course, we could make cremation more efficient if we didn't want to generate ashes for people to take home, but that's a pretty cheap cost for the emotional value.