“The fossil fuel industry, which has been an awful good business for the last 200 years, isn't a good business going forward. And the smart money is heading for the exits now,” says environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises to make steep cuts in climate pollution while still increasing the flow of dirty tar sands oil. It's a high-wire act that has him taking fire from both sides.
Climate activist Bill McKibben gives his take on President Obama, the fossil fuel industry, and the problem of flying around the world to further his crusade.
Bill McKibben is the closest thing the grassroots climate movement has to a celebrity. Co-founder of 350.org, he catalyzed opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline and is now urging institutions around the country divest their holdings from fossil fuels. His new book, Oil and Honey, is half activist memoir, half meditation on beekeeping in Vermont.
A number of college students across the country are trying to convince the administrators running their endowments that for the good of everyone, they need to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. A similar effort around South African businesses was an important part in ending apartheid.
Four years ago, there was political consensus that climate change was one of the most pressing issues facing the world and the U.S. But now, after a great deal of spending and lobbying, politicians are refusing to do anything about it. A new documentary looks at why.
Catastrophic global warming can be staved off if humans can keep the climate from warming more than two degrees Celsius, and emit less than 565 Gigatons of carbon dioxide, some scientists believe. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says that's not enough.
Climate activist Bill McKibben gives his take on President Obama, the fossil fuel industry, and the problem of flying around the world to further his crusade.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises to make steep cuts in climate pollution while still increasing the flow of dirty tar sands oil. It's a high-wire act that has him taking fire from both sides.
“The fossil fuel industry, which has been an awful good business for the last 200 years, isn't a good business going forward. And the smart money is heading for the exits now,” says environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Author and campaigner Bill McKibben says the oil pouring into the Gulf has a stark message for the White House; President Obama must now urgently rally support for clean energy.
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Science, Tech & Environment
To fight climate change, activist says Obama's policy needs 'to be as good as physics demands'
PRI's The World
January 15, 2014
Climate activist Bill McKibben gives his take on President Obama, the fossil fuel industry, and the problem of flying around the world to further his crusade.
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Economics
Climate warrior? Champion of 'Big Oil'? Canada's leader wants to be both.
PRI's The World
July 21, 2017
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises to make steep cuts in climate pollution while still increasing the flow of dirty tar sands oil. It's a high-wire act that has him taking fire from both sides.
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Economics
Big money is backing out of fossil fuel industry, moving into greener alternatives
Science Friday
December 31, 2017
“The fossil fuel industry, which has been an awful good business for the last 200 years, isn't a good business going forward. And the smart money is heading for the exits now,” says environmentalist Bill McKibben.
The Long Walk
Living on Earth
May 13, 2005
Bill McKibben talks about the thoughts he had, and the people he met along the way, on his hike from Vermont to New York.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Debate over oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas
Living on Earth
August 03, 2011
The oil pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast could provide 700 thousand barrels a day, but critics say it would wreak environmental havoc.
A Clean Energy Wake-up Call from the Gulf
Living on Earth
June 04, 2010
Author and campaigner Bill McKibben says the oil pouring into the Gulf has a stark message for the White House; President Obama must now urgently rally support for clean energy.
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Global Politics
Over 1,200 protesters of oil pipeline arrested at White House
Living on Earth
September 14, 2011
Protest to stop a proposed 17 hundred-mile oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf 'biggest display of civil disobedience in 30 years' in US.
Hope Against Hope
Living on Earth
November 10, 1995
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Science, Tech & Environment
Living Green
April 12, 2008
'To the Best of Our Knowledge' takes a look at how individuals are trying to do good for the planet.
Just One Child
Living on Earth
June 05, 1998