If you don’t have a few hours to burn, here are some highlights:
– use of Bureauof Land Management land for Burning Man was authorized by Congress in 2000 – Black Rock Lake, NV has been the site since 1990
– the BLM permit is for 70,000 people
– playa is a descriptive geological term, not a trendy San Francisco idiom
– the organizers will deploy 1,250 porta potties and empty them daily at the county sewage treatment plant
– dust control is done by spraying water from a well in a nearby ranch
– fires are done on top of platforms with granite underneath to prevent scarring on the ground
– an estimated 409 tons of CO2 will be produced, roughly what it took Air Force One to fly to China for the G20 conference
– the previous item was a troll
– the temporary airport has provisions for two Medevac helicopters
– an estimated 87 gallons of oil will drip from cars
– the BLM gets 3% of the gross revenue, plus expenses – a bit over $1 million
– during the exodus, exiting traffic is limited to 1,000 vehicles per hour