Burning Man organizers and volunteers are setting a wonderful example with their gift of solar panels to Lovelock's Pershing General Hospital and to Gerlach schools. The group is acting on justifiable concern for the environment. They're also working smart by creating this partnership with the hospital and the general community to encourage the manufacture and use of renewable energy technology.]]> http://cliffypop.com/2007/11/26/green-man-neon-solar-array-planted-on-gerlach-hospital/feed/ 0 http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/24/deep_green_view_of_burning_man_2007/ http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/24/deep_green_view_of_burning_man_2007/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:09:54 +0000 stache http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/24/115/ Matthew Taylor of PeacePower Magazine has an in-depth and comprehensive look at how green the burn was this past year. Thankfully, he looks at both the pro and con realities of issues with smart interviews on both sides such as use of biofuel generators, algae CO2 processing, gasification, future directions, and more]]> http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/24/deep_green_view_of_burning_man_2007/feed/ 0 http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/05/a-response-to-a-persian-womans-bashing-of-burning-man/ http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/05/a-response-to-a-persian-womans-bashing-of-burning-man/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:18:28 +0000 stache http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/05/a-response-to-a-persian-womans-bashing-of-burning-man/ A Persian Woman's View on Burning Man by Maryam Karimabadi. Dear Miss Karimabadi, I appreciate your negative opinion on Burning Man. Certainly, while there is much to be stimulated and amazed by at the burn, there is also much to be desired. It will never be the perfect event for everyone at all times. What event could ever be? ]]> http://cliffypop.com/2007/10/05/a-response-to-a-persian-womans-bashing-of-burning-man/feed/ 2 http://cliffypop.com/2007/09/21/final-analysis-of-green-at-burning-man-2007/ http://cliffypop.com/2007/09/21/final-analysis-of-green-at-burning-man-2007/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:08:37 +0000 stache http://cliffypop.com/2007/09/21/final-analysis-of-green-at-burning-man-2007/ How green was Burning Man? article at CNET News.com by Elsa Wenzel has a fairly complete rundown of what was and was not so "green" about this year's burn. Seems like, all told, a lot of green endeavor was accomplished, especially by the organizers. Hopefully, there will be improvement next year by festival goers as well.]]> http://cliffypop.com/2007/09/21/final-analysis-of-green-at-burning-man-2007/feed/ 0 http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/21/coolingman-calculate-reduce-offset-your-carbon-footprint-at-burning-man/ http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/21/coolingman-calculate-reduce-offset-your-carbon-footprint-at-burning-man/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:57:18 +0000 stache http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/21/coolingman-calculate-reduce-offset-your-carbon-footprint-at-burning-man/ CoolingMan has a number of solutions to identify and offset the huge emissions problem of all our vehicles and fuel usage. At least tak ethe time to check out some ways to reduce your footprint. There are tons of simple examples!]]> http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/21/coolingman-calculate-reduce-offset-your-carbon-footprint-at-burning-man/feed/ 0 http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/02/the-mechabolic-project/ http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/02/the-mechabolic-project/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:30:24 +0000 stache http://cliffypop.com/2007/08/02/the-mechabolic-project/ The Mechabolic, A Trash-To-Fuel Land Speed Racer Slug is a... well, er... Just click the link above and go to Laughing Squid for the best description. It defies my words. This from the The Mechabolic Project site:

The Mechabolic project is a large-scale bio-imitative installation of hydrocarbon based fuel production, transformation and consumption. Our goal is to create a fantastical, bio-machine hybrid environment –a burlesque of the “synthetic metabolism” of machines– recasting internal combustion engines and petroleum fuels as their parallel animal organs and plant generated carbohydrate foods.

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