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Bill McKibben
Author & Environmental Activist
Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and writer who founded the international climate campaign 350.org. Twenty years ago, with his book "The End of Nature," he offered one of the earliest warnings about the possible impact of global warming. McKibben's most recent book, "Eaarth," examines the current state of the planet.
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Exxon Mobil made more money each of the last three years than any company in history. In our political system, that buys them power to prevent change.
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Unfortunately, no one source of renewable energy will be able to hold a candle to fossil fuel.
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These days, the average bite of food you eat has traveled 2,000 miles to reach your lips.
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As a first step, the government needs to put a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. Fossil fuel needs to pay the price for the damage it causes in the atmosphere.
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Our civilization is going to be forced to change dramatically as a result of global warming.
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The first person to come up with the idea of global warming was a 19th-Century Swedish chemist.
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A conversation with the writer and environmental activist.