an art-historical and ecological critique of a 2015 article which pinned burning man amongst the most carbon-intensive societies on planet earth when its weekly footprint was extrapolated annually, exploring the implications for our society that there are places that are less efficient than simply going places and burning material
PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS THAT EMIT MORE CARBON POLLUTION THAN BURNING MAN
Wyoming
North Dakota
Alaska
West Virginia
Louisiana
Qatar
Trinidad and Tobago
Dubai
Okay, I don’t have any data on Dubai, but I have a hunch.
But what are Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska, West Virginia, and Louisiana doing, on a regular and continuous basis, that are more wasteful than Burning Man?
https://medium.com/@oneearthliving/burning-man-mirror-to-the-age-of-fossil-fuels-145dda3b0709