Bill McKibben

Fellow, Climate, Ecology & Economy

Climate, Ecology, Economics

Bill McKibben, scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, is an American environmentalist and writer. He is the author of twelve books, including The End of Nature (1989), the first book for a general audience about global warming, and, most recently, Deep Economy: the Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007), which addresses what the he sees as shortcomings of the growth economy and envisions a transition to more local-scale enterprise. His latest book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet explores what it means to live on a planet we’ve changed fundamentally.

Bill is a frequent contributor to various publications including The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, and Outside. He is also a board member and contributor to Grist Magazine. Bill's 350.org Day of Action on October 24, 2009, was the largest environmental action in history.

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Bill McKibben on David Letterman

length: 11:35   credit: 350.org

Bill lays out the case for the need to get back to 350 ppm, talks about the momentum building for 10/10/10, and announces our upcoming road trip to take one of President Carter's original solar panels back to the White House.

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A New Reality for Living on 'Eaarth'

length: 14:09   credit: Marketplace

Bill McKibben talks with Kai Ryssdal about his book, "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet," why he chose that title, and what we have to do cope with how we've changed our planet.

Latest Publications

Beyond Oil: Activism and Politics

Bill McKibben    Aug 26, 2010   

[Excerpt] On May 6, a little more than two weeks after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, the first oil washed ashore. It was found on the beaches of the Chandeleur Islands off the coast of Louisiana -- … >>

The Real Environmental Disaster

Bill McKibben    Jul 20, 2010   

So—whew—the bleeding seems finally to have been staunched, three months after BP stabbed its hole in the bottom of the sea. It’s disgusting that it took that long to stitch it up, but there’s every sign … >>

Eaarth

Bill McKibben

Twenty years ago, with The End of Nature, Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about global warming. Those warnings went mostly unheeded; now, he insists, we need to acknowledge that we've waited too long, and … >>

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McKibben on David Letterman

Bill McKibben  

Post Carbon Fellow guested on the David Letterman show. The show gets an audience of over 4 million people. Bill spoke about the importance of the number 350 and the 350.org campaign. >>