I try to write a short piece on global warming every week or two, but I find it difficult, given that so many people cover this subject so well. Linked here is a short Bill McKibben article that I urge …
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Energy Consumption, Economics, and Environmentalism
To simplify where we are as a civilization and where we’re going with respect to energy consumption, economics, and environmentalism, it’s useful to postulate three broad “plans”: Plan A: We continue on our current course. We ignore the fact that our …
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben: Get Angry at Corruption in Congress
Here’s environmentalist Bill McKibben at his best, pointing out that we should shelve the resentment and cynicism that we feel for corruption in Congress, and start to show how we truly feel: ANGRY. He writes, “We’ve reached the point where …
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Bill McKibben’s “Eaarth” — Depressing?
A reader notes: I just received Bill McKibben’s Eaarth. I read the preface and if I weren’t so old, I would be depressed. I’m looking forward to the rest. I reply: First, let me acknowledge that you are old, and …
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Another Note on Bill McKibben’s Masterpiece “Eaarth”
On the cover of the current edition of Bill McKibben’s “Eaarth” is this quote from Barbara Kingsolver: “Read it, please. Straight through to the end. Whatever else you were planning to do next, nothing could be more important.” That’s quite a …
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Bill McKibben’s “Eaarth”
To my shame, I’m just now getting around to Bill McKibben’s masterpiece “Eaarth.” It’s one of those works one reads and wishes there were a way to make required reading for everyone. Not only is he arguably the most visible …
Progressive/Activist Groups in the Renewable Energy Space
I haven’t spent too much time covering the many progressive/activist groups in the renewable energy space. But it’s worth noting that Power Shift 2011 was successful in organizing more than 10,000 people who converged in Washington, DC, this past week. …
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