How Green Was My Burning Man?
The Chico News & Review responds to this year’s Burning Man event questioning whether the supposedly environmentally-friendly event was as green as advertised. The theme of this year’s event was “The Green Man,” which put extra emphasis on the event being pro-environmental in 2007.
“The success or failure of the theme was a topic of constant discussion at the event, and it was widely agreed that ‘The Green Man’ worked as an artistic theme–a launching point or muse–for many of the artists. It was also widely regarded as having failed as a theme for the event itself.”
The article does point out several parts of the event that promoted sustainability, from an archway created from recycled bicycles to camps that used biodiesel to produce power. One of the author’s more solid points is that while Burning Man is a trash-free event, what guarantee is there that items shipped out of the campsite won’t just end up in a landfill in a different town?
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Hannah
posted on September 23rd, 2009 at 8:55 am
we are doing a project about recylcing for the earth, familys, and schools. We are putting it in a fair for going green. our title is Gators Going Green. If you have any ideas or any mor etopics about this, email me please. thanks Bye!
nic
posted on September 23rd, 2009 at 8:56 am
hi my name is nic and at school we r doing a recycleing project. Do u have any tips that can help us with our project????