Climate Change Activists Clash With Police At Burning Man Over...

. Far from getting off the ground without a hitch, an intense stand-off between climate change activists and local law enforcement went down on Sunday.

Four individuals chained themselves to an 8-metre truck, resulting in traffic disruption for over an hour.“The purpose of the blockade is to draw attention to capitalism’s inability to address climate and ecological breakdown. The blockade is also in protest against the popularization of Burning Man among affluent people who do not live the stated values of Burning Man, resulting in the commodification of the event.

Approximately 36 minutes after the blockade was established, officers from the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal police department arrived at the scene. One officer warned a protester that they risked arrest if they did not disperse within 30 seconds.

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