Eco tech blogger extraordinaire Karl Burkart wrote a wonderful article on our chrome://foxytunes-public/content/signatures/signature-button.pngefforts here at Burn Clean Project, and though we may just have one BIOBUS, and not a “fleet” quite yet, we are certainly working on it! This year we are adding another service under the SHOP tab on BurnCleanProject.org, an easy all-in-one shop providing green supplies for Burning Man, but I guess I should let Karl tell you about that…

Burning Man strives to ‘burn clean’
The ‘Burn Clean’ blog and a new e-commerce site will help Burners to go green.
Mon, Jun 15 2009 at 7:16 PM EST


50,000 people driving hundreds of miles to camp in remote desert and burn TONS of lumber shaped into giant effigies doesn’t exactly sound like the greenest of labor day weekends, but the irony of Burning Man is that it attracts some of the brightest and most environmentally conscious “global citizens” on the planet.

Fortunately one very influential burner chick by the name of Jenn Breckenridge along with a posse of green Burning Man vets took on the daunting task of reconciling this curious cultural disconnect by helping to organize a “greening the man” committee which has since made great strides towards a more eco-friendly Burning Man.

From solar powering art installations to implementing a zero waste policy to transporting burners via BIOBUS, a fleet of biodiesel-powered shuttles, Burning Man is going green. Jenn’s own blog Burn Clean Project offers “sustainable energy solutions for Black Rock and beyond” including guidelines and tips on camping, transportation and volunteering.

As of today, the site has also added a first — an online shop called Modern Local for burners to find and purchase green equipment for the upcoming Burning Man. Right now the shop offers only a few carefully selected green products but Jenn has a big vision for its future:

…to source and sell only products designed or made within 150 miles of her home in Venice, CA. By showcasing only the goods masterminded or manufactured within the region, Modern Local will help Los Angeles residents to witness and participate in the enrichment of their hometown, creating a deeper sense of pride and identity for the diverse metropolis in which they live.

Do your green-curious self a favor and check out more of Karl Burkart’s eco tech posts on MNN as well as his very own GreenDig.net, where you can get “real dirt on the environment.”