Articles by Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben is Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, and a founder of 350.org. He is a member of Grist’s board of directors.
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Lame it on Rio: Youth stage Earth Summit walkout
The listless conference in Rio came spontaneously alive for a few hours Thursday, when a youth-led demonstration turned into a mass walkout.
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Climate-change deniers hitting a wall — but so is the planet
It’s been a tough few weeks for the forces of climate-change denial. But let's not forget how effective they've been over the years.
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Before Rio Earth Summit, let’s put pressure on world leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies
In 2009, world leaders promised to gradually phase out fossil fuel subsidies. It's time to give them a push in the right direction as the Rio Earth Summit approaches.
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Too hot not to notice? Connecting the dots on climate
This weekend's global day of action will highlight that underneath the immediate distractions of flood and drought, climate change is the biggest thing going on every single day.
