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"The road into Burning Man is a rural, two-lane highway winding through north-west Nevada. Approximately 80,000 people make an annual pilgrimage to the beloved bacchanal, many hauling trailers and RVs across miles of scorching desert in order to make it to their fabled Gomorrah. This year, however, climate activists temporarily halted the influx of eager festivalgoers, blocking the road with a 28-foot trailer and causing a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam for over an hour."

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"In recent years, Burning Man has drifted from its hippy roots and become better known for luxury RVs, wild orgies, and Silicon Valley bros"

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"demanded that Burning Man ban private jets and single-use plastics, as well as unlimited generator and propane use. "

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"Rising temperatures in Black Rock Desert, which hit a record 103F at last year’s edition, have led to an increasing reliance on air conditioning fueled by generators. Concerns over the illegal dumping of trash have led to federal officials capping attendance at 80,000, against the festival’s desire to continue growing.

“Burning Man attracts the elite of the elites to party and pretend they’re in a classless, moneyless society,” said Tommy Diacono, co-founder of Rave Revolution. “But more private jets than ever are flying to the Burn. We’re burning propane for fun. The air-conditioned domes are getting bigger every year.”

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"In addition to their concerns over Burning Man’s carbon footprint – which reached 100,000 tons of CO2 a year in 2019 – the activists hoped the protest would highlight how our climate emergency requires wider systemic change"

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"Not all of the people stuck behind the roadblock were Burning Man attendees. In a fiery exchange, one man angrily shouted that he was a working-class person just trying to get to work. “I’m on your team, I promise,” Diacano tried to tell him. “The government doesn’t care about us.” The man shrugged and went back to his car."

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"On Sunday, the activists were pitted against members of the Paiute Tribe, which owns the area surrounding the protest. Amid honking cars, members of the tribe told the activists that they were not allowed to stage their protest on tribal lands."

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"n those 30 seconds, a second ranger plowed through the blockade, his vehicle smashing the trailer and protest signs as activists still chained to it narrowly missed getting hit. “We’re non-violent, we have no weapons at all, we’re environmental protesters,” shouted Collins, as the officer pulled out what appeared to be a firearm and aimed it at the activists after threatening: “I am going to take all of you out.”

theguardian.com/culture/2023/a

The Guardian · Burning Man attendees roadblocked by climate activists: ‘They have a privileged mindset’By Guardian staff reporter