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  in the spirit of one-upmanship

  Glad to see a good sport. Thanks!

  This festival, by nature, is about people and personable freedom. This year, this person-centric festival is shifting it's focus and energy toward natural responsibilities. As such, I'm so glad that all of these folks are turning their efforts, considerable talents, and amazing wealth of problem solving abilities toward the environmental problems that we as a modern society now face.

  Is this festival, in and of itself  saving our environment? No...not even close. It is, however,  creating an attitude of awareness. It's placing a stage in front of many sharp and focused individuals, and it's saying...Show off! How would you fix the problems? What can you do?

  Where else do normal people the world over have an opportunity (excuse?) to show their useful ideas of responsible living to so many? They really aren't complaining...they're working on solutions!

  I'm excited that there's a venue that will allow unbridled ingenuity to be displayed without mountains of paperwork, lengthy approval processes, and stifling pessimism.

  For every worthwhile thing, there is a cost. This is money, time and environmental resources well spent.

  oh yeah....and it's way fun :)On Legendary Burning Man festival gets an eco-conscience posted 2 years, 3 months ago 11 Responses

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  Further more...

  Angry Environmentalists Protest!

  27 angry, carrot wielding environmentalists have chained themselves to the Burning Man perimeter trash fence in protest of the 2007 "green" event.

  Wiscidea,  founder and leader of the militant group, Twisted Knickers for the Extinction of Humankind, kindly took time out of pelting passers by with organically grown produce to answer a few questions.

  Q: Wiscidea, It seems that a gathering of people from all corners of the globe for the purpose of global change and sustainability, among other topics, would be just the type of catalyst that's needed to make big changes in a quickly deteriorating environment. Why are you protesting?

  A: Well, Jim, in the process of showcasing new technologies for sustainable energy, and educating revelers about being green, these people are USING fossil fuels, eating MEAT, and wasting precious resources such as recycled materials and scrap metal on ART! This is completely unacceptable.

  Q:Hmm...OK. So do you think that groups that have arisen from this festival like Burners Without Borders (http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/), who help build homes with recycled materials for those in New Orleans, are not a sustainable and far reaching result of this "waste of fuel"?

  A: Many thousands of gallons of fuel are used as a result of this un-responsible, despicable, and unclean event. That's not worth the relief given to those families.

  Q: Ahh...So then, do not all of the people attending this event burn fossil fuels, turn on lights, use their computers, and generally use more energy than they produce every day at home? Wouldn't they be most likely using an equivalent amount of energy living their daily lives during this same week, if they weren't here?

  A: Well...that doesn't count. They aren't naked and/or partying and happy at home.

  Q: I see. So do you think the burning art at the festival holds a candle (in terms of carbon output) to the thousand plus forest fires that burn each year during the dry seasons in the South West, as a result of over zealous fire suppression techniques that have been used for the last 50 years?

  A: Those are God's fault.

  Interesting. Well thanks for your time (dodging an organic tomato). Have fun being chained to your fence.On Legendary Burning Man festival gets an eco-conscience posted 2 years, 3 months ago 11 Responses