Story: Burning Man sees green
For a few years, many of the festival’s more than 40,000 annual participants, called Burners, have become increasingly uncomfortable with Burning Man’s environmental portfolio. The thousands of cars driving in from all over the country, as well Burners flying in from around the world; the gas-powered generators that hum through the nearly five square miles of campsites and art installations; the from-the-dust city that rises where nature intended none. This year, Burning Man organizers said, enough. For the first time, they decided on an overtly political theme. They would make Burning Man a green event and encourage the community to adopt the same standard.
