The lawsuit argues the exploration project could alter the landscape of the area in Nevada.
The Burning Man festival filed a lawsuit Monday against the US government in an effort to reverse the approval of a “green” exploration project in the Black Rock Desert roughly 120 miles north of Reno.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Friends of Black Rock/High Rock Inc. and two local residents argue in court papers that the geothermal drilling by Ormat Nevada Inc. could forever change the area. The legal action argues that Ormat tried to get around an analysis of the possible adverse effects that geothermal power plants could have on the environment. By segmenting the project, the company limits the federal agency review to only the first stage of the exploration.“However, this first stage merely confirms where the resources are located to inform future industrial scale geothermal energy development,” the suit said.
About 70,000 attendees – some aging hippies and Silicon Valley execs and others curiosity seekers – attend the annual psychedelic celebration of art, music and even sometimes anarchy itself as they circle around banging drums and pagan fire rituals.“The ethos and culture of the event are rooted in Ten Principles of Burning Man,” that includes “radical inclusion,” gifting, self-expression, communal effort, civic responsibility and “Leaving No Trace,” the lawsuit says.
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