Bill McKibben
Environmentalist
1960-12-08
Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist, author, and educator focused on climate change advocacy. He co-founded the climate campaign group 350.org.
Books by Bill McKibben
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Quotes by Bill McKibben
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...only in relatively recent times have people decided that because I want to is sufficient reason for annoying others.
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...only in relatively recent times have people decided that because I want to is sufficient reason for annoying others.
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The roof of my house is covered in solar panels. When I'm home, I'm a pretty green fellow.
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Most of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies.
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When we think about global warming at all, the arguments tend to be ideological, theological and economic.
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We build schools and give government loans and grants to college kids; for those of us who are parents, tuition will often be the last big subsidy we give the children we've raised.
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A spiritual voice is urgently needed to underline the fact that global warming is already causing human anguish and mortality in our nation and abroad, and much more will occur in the future without rapid action.
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There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, dramatically reduce wasted energy, and significantly shift our power supplies from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources.
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