This past weekend my colleague Sara (Membership and Development Manager) and I attended Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. A huge collection of art installations, live music and people (over 41,000!) descend on the playa for a week desert survival.
In addition to its commitment to creativity, the Burning Man (what is Burning Man? Go here) community is vehemently supportive of Leave No Trace ethics - on and off the playa.
"Burning Man community is committed to creating a Black Rock City that makes the smallest environmental impact possible. Additionally, we are committed to take what we have learned Leaving No Trace on the playa and to extend that principle into the real world in our daily lives."
It's refreshing to be in a community that so widely accepts, promotes and lives the ethics of Leave No Trace. It's the norm for folks to pick up a stray piece of trash (called MOOP - matter out of place - on the playa). With a small army of dedicated volunteers and employees of Earth Guardians, Burning Man can continue to host huge crowds of desert enthusiasts.
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what is the carbon footprint of all the burning that goes on for this event?
A great question.
For more information on the action Burning Man (as a collective) is working to mitigate emissions, visit Cooling Man: http://www.coolingman.org/.
For specifics on the estimated climate impact, go here: http://www.coolingman.org/learn_more/burning_man_estimated_climate_impact.html.
thank you for the answers. i personally think using offsets is just a way to make wasteful people feel better about themselves and another illegitimate way to generate commerce.
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