Burning Man Grows Up by Brian Doherty. Cover story on Burning Man in Reason Magazine, February 2000. Brian Doherty is the author of the book This is Burning Man.
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Bob Stahl’s account of Burning Man 1999.
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Forbes’s coverage of Burning Man 1999.
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Burning Man 1999, Black Rock Desert. A detailed look at the 1999 gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada.
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Wired Magazine coverage of Burning Man 1999
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The Wheel of Time. An explanation of the Burning Man 1999 Art theme, by Larry Harvey
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The Numbers Game, an interview with Larry Harvey. Discussion of the 1999 BLM Permit Issues, including a proposed cap of 10,000 annual visitors to Black Rock Desert
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LA Weekly Article on the 1998-99 BLM issues being resolved. In 1998, the BLM created a draft environmental impact statement that would have prohibited Burning Man. Marian Goodell lead the first public campaign to lobby the BLM to create rules that allowed the event to continue.
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The Struggle for the Desert by Larry Harvey. A discussion of the BLM permit issue for Burning Man 1998/99.
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1998 Jack Rabbit Speaks email discussing the 1999 BLM permitting process. In 1998, the BLM prepared an environmental impact statement that would have limited the number of annual visitors to Black Rock Desert. Burning Man organized a public response and persuade the BLM to drop the approach, allowing the event to continue.
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October 1999 | A call for help to clean burn. scars off the playa. Burning Man is ultimately given positive marks for the 1999 cleanup.
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