Why do you think Russia and us are becoming allies? We are about to run wild on the world like we are Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in the Mega (More like the MAGA powers if ya catch my drift ) Powers days!
How does that work? We're made of carbon. Burning the corpse = CO2 emissions. Natural decomposition = methane emissions. We need to live forever.
No good: "Geologic CH4 emissions from the La Brea tar pit and surrounding areas were surprisingly strong, with peak concentrations of nearly 50 ppm and highly elevated CH4 concentrations extending over at least w100 km2 , and accounting potentially for a significant fraction of the LA basin CH4 emissions. Geologic CO2 emissions also were observed." http://www.lgrinc.com/publications/...urface platform for source investigations.pdf
Maybe natural desiccation? Leave the corpse out in the sun in the desert somewhere until it turns into jerky.
Oh yeah! That's definitely how I wanna go! Surround my casket with your various offerings, and I shall take them with me into the afterlife. But no weed. It gives me a headache.
As somebody who works in academia I fear you vastly overstate the influence we have over our students. But hey, here's a story to warm your heart.