Bill McKibben
Climate writer and organiser; wrote The End of Nature; founded 350.org and Third Act.
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- Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and journalist.
- His 1989 book The End of Nature was the first book about climate change for a general audience.
- He founded 350.org, led campaigns against the Keystone XL pipeline and for fossil fuel divestment, and in September 2021 launched Third Act, which organises people over sixty.
- He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and writes the newsletter The Crucial Years.
Key facts
- Born
- December 8, 1960, Palo Alto, California1
- Books
- The End of Nature (1989); Falter (2019); Here Comes the Sun (2025); the novel Radio Free Vermont1
- Founded
- 350.org; Third Act (September 2021)1
- Academic post
- Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College1
- Awards
- Gandhi Peace Award (2013); Right Livelihood Award (2014)1
- Newsletter
- The Crucial Years2
Links
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