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[Environmental]
Date Posted:
12/18/2007
7:50:35 am EST
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Burning Man Backs Solar Power Project For Nevada Towns
Author: Daniel Terdiman Source: CNET News.com
Title: BURNING MAN BACKS SOLAR POWER PROJECT FOR NEVADA TOWNS
At a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday in Gerlach, Nev., members of the Burning Man community are expected to demonstrate that they mean what they say when they say they try to leave places in better shape than when they found it.
That's because, at the ribbon cutting at a K-12 school in Gerlach, a new Burning Man-supported nonprofit called Black Rock Solar will publicly unveil its plan for bringing no- or low-cost solar power to public institutions in disadvantaged or financially depressed communities in Nevada and beyond.
The idea behind Black Rock Solar is to find worthy recipients for whom to donate fully installed solar arrays that can then provide a source of free power for years to come. Black Rock Solar is partnering with MMA Renewable Ventures and Nevada utility company Sierra Pacific Power to provide the labor, expertise, and equipment necessary to get the solar arrays on line.
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| Seems Like A Good Thing To Be Doing | Dec 18th. at 5:52:30 pm EST
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Shadowbear (Hillsboro, Oregon) - Email Me
Anything we can do to help out folks who need power seems like a good idea. Solar panels should provide enough power for a school in Nevada with no problem. Since their biggest downside is cost the donation should be a real blessing to those who need cheap, dependable electricity - with power to sell if they are on the grid.
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| Tzimisce | Dec 18th. at 1:24:19 pm EST
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Polly (Wellington, New Zealand) - Email Me
i am not sure that you understand much about Burningman as a project, or the type of ethos that it supports, there is a lot more to it than just burning stuff
also as an aside, there are far more carbon emissions created from getting to burningman than actually burning stuff at burningman.
*smiles*
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