Entries Tagged as 'Bill McKibben'
A simple question: Where will you be at the
10th second of the
10th minute of the
10th hour of the
10th day of the
10th month of the
10th year?
As for me, in a little more than 10 hours, I will be in an attic, adding insulation to cut down power demands. And, [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Global Warming · climate change · political symbols · politics
Sometimes, your kids tell you great things.
We have the coolest house on the street.
Wow.
We’re cool — according to the kids.
Certainly isn’t the non-existent slide for the pool that isn’t there. Our lack of a huge media room and the glaring absence of a gym didn’t contribute. And, while I’ve always thought it cool [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Energy · renewable energy · solar
Where will you be on the 10th minute of the 10th hour of the 10th day of the 10th month of the 10th year?
On 10 October 2010 (10/10/10), mobilized due to the energy of the 350.org team, people around the world will gather to show their support for climate action by leaders, nation, and people [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · environmental
February 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The Washington Post has an incredibly uneven nature when it comes to the science related to Climate Change. The editorial page will publish an absolutely dishonest piece, be challenged to such an extent that they will publish multiple letters (including from misquoted scientists/scientific institutions) calling out the fraudulent material, and then give George “Will-ful Deceit” [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Energy · George Will · Global Warming · Washington Post · climate change · climate delayers · climate legislation · democrats · environmental · global warming deniers
350 … it is the most important number …
Book yourself, your friends, your neighbors, your community for 24 October.
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Global Warming · climate change · environmental
Message to message, my inbox demonstrates a split mentality, item A frequently seeming to be from a different world than item B. My mailbox is confused.
Let’s take e-mails from two warriors against Global Warming:
Senator Barbara Boxer sharing with me magnificent news about huge progress on the Global Warming front.
Bill McKibben letting me know that top scientists are [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Global Warming · Uncategorized · climate change · lieberman-warner · politics
Andrew Revkin, at the New York Times, who I generally find very much worth reading, has a dousy today. In a review of three global warming books, Revkin speaks of Bjorn Lomborg as a “centrist” and discusses his book without suggesting that there any factual errors or how truthiness runs roughshod over the truth. He [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Global Warming · bjorn lomborg · climate change
September 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The day after George W Bush gave a speech on climate change that has been panned by all serious reviewers (e.g., diplomats and scientists), The Washington Post did something it is doing too rarely nowadays: it published an OPED by someone who actually knows something about the subject matter: Bill McKibben.
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Global Warming · StepItUp
Global Warming is a massive challenge. It requires serious commitment for change toward a better tomorrow, change from government and from individuals. Government action can help drive (and facilitate) individual action. And, well, individual action – individuals acting in concert — can help drive government action.
That second, individuals combining to drive a government response, is the [...]
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Tags: Bill McKibben · Energize America · StepItUp