Bill McKibben appears in the following:
Bill McKibben on Why Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay for Climate Change Costs
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Bill McKibben talks about a bill on Gov. Hochul's desk that would require fossil fuel companies to pay for damages from climate change. Plus, how climate activists and the election.
The Climate and the 2024 Election
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Bill McKibben breaks down what's at stake for climate change ahead of the 2024 presidential election and how the result of the election might impact fossil fuel’s political influence.
Bill McKibben on Climate Change and the Snow Economy
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Bill McKibben talks about the latest climate news and how a rapidly warming climate in the Northeast has altered this year's snow economy.
Bill McKibben on the Climate Bill
Tuesday, August 02, 2022
Bill McKibben talks about the climate bill that Senator Manchin now supports -- what's in it and its impact.
EU Moves to Ban Fossil Fuels as U.S. 'Sharply Curtails' the EPA
Thursday, June 30, 2022
The E.U. has reached a deal to phase out fossil fuels as the Supreme Court in the United States sides with conservative states and fossil fuel companies in curtailing the EPA's power.
Alternative to Russian Oil: Clean Energy?
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Bill McKibben talks about why climate activists are saying this is a good time to pivot to a clean energy replacement.
Revisiting Nothing You Do Alone Will Save the Climate
Monday, January 31, 2022
New science finds we’ve got less than a decade to avoid catastrophe. Activist and author Bill McKibben says the only solutions that can beat that deadline are collective.
Nothing You Do Alone Will Save the Climate
Monday, September 20, 2021
New science finds we’ve got less than a decade to avoid catastrophe. Activist and author Bill McKibben says the only solutions that can beat that deadline are collective.
Earth Day with Bill McKibben
Monday, April 22, 2019
"The oil and gas industry basically bought one of our political parties and intimidated the other," said environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Exploring Obama's Environmental Legacy and Trump's Plan to Erase It
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump's pick to lead the EPA, will seek to reverse much of President Obama's environmental legacy, including signing a global agreement to reduce climate emissions.
Environmental Policy in a Green Trump Administration
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Bill McKibben talks about the immediate future for climate change policy.
30 Issues | Weighing Climate Change Solutions
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses some of the more paramount solutions to climate change, including instituting a suitable carbon tax.
Getting New York to Divest its Pension Funds From Fossil Fuels
Monday, February 29, 2016
New York State Senator Liz Krueger has co-sponsored a bill that calls for the divestment of the state’s pension funds from the top 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Planning for Paris Talks
Wednesday, September 09, 2015
Negotiators are scheduled to meet in Paris this December to iron out a global agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But what needs to be agreed upon before then?
Bill McKibben on the Winding Road to the Paris Climate Summit
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Bill McKibben on President Obama’s proposals to address climate change, and on the relationship between electric-utility companies and alternative energy.
Here's What 300,000 Climate Marchers Sound Like
Monday, September 22, 2014
It started with a moment of silence. Then came the cheering and chanting of demonstrators from around the world, looking for a way out of a climate crisis. This is what they had to say.
Bill McKibben's Path to Environmental Activism
Monday, September 23, 2013
Bill McKibben, activist and author most recently of Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist talks about his new book in which he recounts his personal story about his activism around a sustainable planet.
Bill McKibben on Confronting Climate Change
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
The effects of climate change are growing more frequent and more aggressive. Environmentalist Bill McKibben's new book, "Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist," tells t...
Climate Change March
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Bill McKibben, environmentalist, resident scholar at Middlebury College and founder of 350.org, discusses the weekend protest against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington.
Students Fight for Colleges to Drop Fossil Fuel Holdings
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Climate change never found its way into the 2012 presidential campaign, but college students across dozens of campuses have launched a campaign of their own. Their goal is to divest u...