Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and many other books on the environment, is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org.
The political power of a local carrot
By some estimates, three quarters of Americans don't really know their next-door neighbor.
As generations of coaches have delighted in pointing out, defense wins games. But we’re very far behind in the global warming game.
This always seemed like hard moral advice that very few of us were really able to follow. But in recent times its meaning seems clearer.
When news came out that Obama would get to approve or block a pipeline linking Texas refineries to the tar sands of Alberta, it was clear that it was time for more than words.
Global warming is dry science, an entirely rational question that should be addressed by experts working on our behalf and with our thanks. But it's not happening.
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