Bill McKibben

@billmckibben

Bill McKibben is a scholar in residence at Middlebury College. His latest book is The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon.

 

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America 3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

None of them rely on Washington to do anything useful.

Jan 25, 2018 / Feature / Bill McKibben

The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local

The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local

Strong community makes it harder to win by being a jerk and a bully.

Jan 9, 2018 / Feature / Bill McKibben

On April 29, We March for the Future

On April 29, We March for the Future On April 29, We March for the Future

We’ll either save or doom the planet during the Trump administration. Don’t sit the Peoples Climate Mobilization out.

Apr 19, 2017 / Feature / Bill McKibben

Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

And that’s why they won at least a temporary victory.

Dec 5, 2016 / Bill McKibben

How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few

How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few

Nonviolent direct action was the 20th century’s greatest invention—and it is the key to saving the earth in the 21st century.

Nov 30, 2016 / Feature / Bill McKibben

Hillary Clinton Gore Climate

The Climate Movement Has to Elect Hillary Clinton—and Then Give Her Hell The Climate Movement Has to Elect Hillary Clinton—and Then Give Her Hell

Clinton’s no friend of the earth, but she can be pressured. Trump, on the other hand, would be an ecological and moral disaster.

Oct 18, 2016 / Bill McKibben

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry

Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong.

Mar 23, 2016 / Feature / Bill McKibben

An Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas

What Does Big Oil Really Think About Climate Science? What Does Big Oil Really Think About Climate Science?

Exxon Mobil has used climate science to prepare for its future while simultaneously discrediting it.

Feb 18, 2016 / Bill McKibben

The Fossil-Fuel Industry Is Like a Zombie That Won’t Die

The Fossil-Fuel Industry Is Like a Zombie That Won’t Die The Fossil-Fuel Industry Is Like a Zombie That Won’t Die

The fight against the Keystone XL pipeline was just the beginning of the battle to stop climate change.

Jan 19, 2016 / Bill McKibben

Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid-1980s—and Denied It

Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid-1980s—and Denied It Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid-1980s—and Denied It

And thanks to their willingness to sucker the world, the world is now a chaotic mess.

Oct 20, 2015 / Bill McKibben

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