Bill McKibben

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

 

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People Will Remember Shell Oil As a Symbol of Planet-Destroying Greed People Will Remember Shell Oil As a Symbol of Planet-Destroying Greed

On the day the heat index in an Iranian city broke world records, Shell Oil moved forward with its plan to drill in the Arctic.

Jul 31, 2015 / Bill McKibben

Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History

Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History

At the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21, there’s a world to march for.

Sep 15, 2014 / Eddie Bautista, LaTonya Crisp-Sauray, and Bill McKibben

Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending?

Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending? Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending?

The dream of an environmental president seems to be fading away.

Oct 28, 2013 / Bill McKibben

A Movement for a New Planet

A Movement for a New Planet A Movement for a New Planet

What to make of change on an overheating planet.

Aug 19, 2013 / Bill McKibben

Is the Keystone XL Pipeline the ‘Stonewall’ of the Climate Movement?

Is the Keystone XL Pipeline the ‘Stonewall’ of the Climate Movement? Is the Keystone XL Pipeline the ‘Stonewall’ of the Climate Movement?

And if so, is that terrible news?

Apr 8, 2013 / Bill McKibben

John Kerry’s Fateful Decision on the Keystone Pipeline

John Kerry’s Fateful Decision on the Keystone Pipeline John Kerry’s Fateful Decision on the Keystone Pipeline

Four decades ago, he spoke out bravely against the Vietnam War. Will he show the same courage today, in helping to end the fossil-fuel era?
 

Apr 3, 2013 / Bill McKibben

Obama Versus Physics Obama Versus Physics

Why climate change won’t wait for the president.

Jan 7, 2013 / Bill McKibben

The Planet Wreckers The Planet Wreckers

Climate-change deniers are on the ropes—but so is the planet.

Jun 4, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Too Hot Not to Notice? Too Hot Not to Notice?

A planet connected by wild weather.

May 3, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History

How we subsidize energy giants to wreck the planet, and what we can do about it.

Apr 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben

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