Bill McKibben

Know thine enemy

Is Bill McKibben right to be angry with Obama? 34
Posted 3 days, 17 hours ago In his latest column, Bill McKibben lays into Obama for insufficient leadership on climate change. But the many sins ascribed to Obama almost all trace back to a different source. Properly identifying the barriers to change is the first step in effective political action.
We need more than rhetoric and excuses

Mr. President: Time to quit fibbing and spinning 10
Posted 3 days, 18 hours ago President Obama has, at least for now, punted on the hard questions around climate, as evidenced by the announcement from the APEC meeting in Singapore that next month's Copenhagen climate talks will be nothing more than a glorified talking session.
religious power

Religion gets behind fight against climate change 1
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago Leaders from nine major faiths meet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday in an exceptional initiative that supporters predict will harness the power of religion in the fight against climate change.
stop your whining and do something!

Bill McKibben on International Climate Action Day 0
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world turned out for last Saturday’s International Day of Climate Action. The global climate event was organized by 350.org. Grist caught up with 350’s founder, writer Bill McKibben, in New York’s Times Square.
Bill McKibben on International Climate Action Day 4
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Olympic proportions

Oct 24, 2009 - Not just a global day of action; a historic turning point 6
Posted 4 weeks ago If you’re still looking for a good reason to venture out and take part in an International Day of Climate Action event on Saturday, try this on for size: the day of action won't simply be a landmark moment for the global climate movement; it could very well turn out to be a landmark moment in human history. And that's not an exaggeration.
It Could Be Verse

Climate-news poem: Protest edition 1
Posted 4 weeks ago On the International Day of Climate Action, get out and tell the world that there's no rhyme or reason to allowing runaway climate change.
Cap-but-don't-trade

Groups use 350’s big day to fight cap-and-trade 12
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago The open-door policy for the International Day of Climate Action this Saturday means not every group will be on-message.
the rhymes they are a-changin'

Eve of Destruction (New Millennium) 5
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago As a rallying cry for this weekend's Day of Climate Action, veteran activist Ken Ward rewrote a classic tune -- see him perform it with partner Andrée Zaleska here.
Video shilled the climate-change day

Get psyched for the Day of Climate Action—with videos! 1
Posted 1 month ago This Saturday, Oct. 24, is the International Day of Climate Action. You're all geared up to join an event in your hometown or 'hood, right? Here are a few videos to get you even more pumped up.
Could climate change spark the first worldwide grassroots movement? 2
Posted 1 month ago Even as politicians dial down expectations for the December 7-18 U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, analysts and activists detect a groundswell of anger, channeled through the Internet and voiced especially by the young, demanding action on global warming.
What a difference a day makes

Day of Climate Action shows power of web organizing. Join us! 2
Posted 1 month ago By Bill McKibben, Chip Giller The 350.org campaign has gone viral in recent weeks, in the lead-up to the International Day of Climate Action. There will be more than 4,000 events in almost 170 countries on Oct. 24—pretty much every place that isn’t Burma or North Korea. Join author/activist Bill McKibben, Grist founder Chip Giller, and people around the globe to demand real climate action.
Climate Citizens, Activate!

What will you do for International Day of Climate Action on Oct. 24? 5
Posted 1 month ago Got plans for Saturday, Oct. 24? Join up with climate-concerned citizens around the globe for the first-ever International Day of Climate Action, to demand that world leaders get moving in the fight against climate change. More than 3,000 events in 170 countries are in the works.
Every corner of the globe 0
Posted 1 month ago
Knock Me Over With a Paradigm Shift

The best part about climate change 1
Posted 1 month ago Sure, climate chaos has wreaked havoc on the planet and on our correspondent's personal life, but there are glimmers of hope -- most recently, in the form of strangers wielding hammers.
Make it pretty

What Bill McKibben learned from the gay rights march 2
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago If the mainstream media is going to largely ignore a mass demonstration on the national mall—such as Sunday’s National Equality March for gay rights—public demonstrations might as well be small, numerous, and spread all over, says 350.org founder Bill McKibben.
A big day

Pachauri’s call for 350 ppm is breakthrough moment for climate movement 13
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Amazing news just arrived at 350.org headquarters. Rajendra Pachauri, the U.N.'s top climate scientist, has endorsed a target of 350 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Bill McKibben talks climate on Colbert Report 1
Posted 3 months ago
Bill McKibben took a turn on The Colbert Report Monday night to talk climate change and spread the word about the International Day of Climate Action on Oct. 24.
Oh, Here It Is!

Four years after my pleading essay, climate art is hot 12
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Four years ago, you'd have been hard-pressed to find a song, or a photo, or a play about climate change. All that's changed, as artists of every stripe confront our greatest global challenge.
Bill McKibben on US climate politics 1
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago