The Environmental Warriors at Burning Man Left a Disgusting Mess Behind

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Typical of today's Rainbow Gathering wannabes.

Went to the Gatherings in New Mexico and Arizona in the 70's , on protected Federal lands, and when we left, there was not a trace of our presence there, unlike today's climatista, all talk, no soul "envirnmental warriors".




The Environmental Warriors at Burning Man Left a Disgusting Mess Behind



This year's Burning Man in the Nevada desert was marked by an extremely rare torrential rain. There's still a lot of trash to be picked up.

This year's Burning Man in a remote part of the Nevada desert was marked by an extremely rare torrential rain, turning the drug-fuelled event into a mud-covered mess.

The mud — technically hydrated desert dust — proved to be a major hindrance for the around 80,000 attendees, forcing them to shelter in place and wait out the rain. Even trucks were helpless against the deep and sticky muck.

While the exodus on Monday allowed many to get back to civilization in one piece, countless tents, vehicles, and trash were left behind, as NBC News reports, marring an event that prides itself in its track record of returning the surrounding area to its natural state (something organizers are required to do with their special recreation permit anyway.)

Critics have long accused Burning Man organizers of greenwashing the event — and this year, that criticism has been laid bare.

~ Looking ahead, Burning Man wants to become "carbon negative, sustainably manage waste, and be ecologically regenerative by 2030." But clearly, getting there will be anything but easy and require some drastic changes.





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They always do. The event sponsors have 21 days to clean it up... And, yes, Burning Man is an environmental trainwreck. The problem this year is much of the trash has been trampled into the mud. The best thing the sponsors could do is scrape like the top 12" of soil up and sift out the trash then replace the soil.
 
They always do. The event sponsors have 21 days to clean it up... And, yes, Burning Man is an environmental trainwreck. The problem this year is much of the trash has been trampled into the mud. The best thing the sponsors could do is scrape like the top 12" of soil up and sift out the trash then replace the soil.

Always is....
 
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