The Chef and the Power of Community Prototyping

Logan and Andie talk with Matthew “Chef” Kwatinetz about Black
Rock Power, an ambitious new sustainable energy initiative rooted
in the Burning Man community, and how Black Rock City is the
ideal laboratory for prototyping and iterating solutions for the
larger world. No pressure. 


They discuss Burning Man’s 2030 Environmental Sustainability
Roadmap and how the struggles of 2020 have affected everyone’s
plans, for the worse and for the better. 


Chef brings his immense economic development experience to his
work in Black Rock Power and his service on the Burning Man
Project Board. An avid Burning Man participant  for a
decade, he has cooked meals for the Temple Kitchen, “Feed the
Artist” programs, and sunset dinner cruises on the “Sacred Cow”
mutant vehicle - and now he’s advising the Project on economics,
city planning, and innovative approaches to sustainable power for
Black Rock City and its neighboring Northern Nevada
townships. 


Sponsor: The Leaving No Trace Workout Program


Matthew “Chef” Kwantinetz


https://burningman.org/network/about-us/people/board-of-directors/#MatthewChefKwatinetz


Burning Man Project’s 2030 Environmental Sustainability Roadmap


https://medium.com/@burningman/burning-man-project-2030-environmental-sustainability-roadmap-c79657e18146


and


https://journal.burningman.org/2020/07/global-network/burners-without-borders/bmp-sustainability-roadmap-update/


Special thanks to Dario Russo and David Ashby for letting us use
their music for the closing credits:


https://dariorusso.bandcamp.com/track/mission-accomplished


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