Bill McKibben
@billmckibben.bsky.social
Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/ Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
As the UN Secy General says, the Euro wildfires are just an opening act to the El Nino bearing down on planet earth. It's time for smart politicians to stop climate hushing and start getting ahead of the heat. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
High Heat, High Drama
Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight
open.substack.com
As the UN Secy General says, the Euro wildfires are just an opening act to the El Nino bearing down on planet earth. It's time for smart politicians to stop climate hushing and start getting ahead of the heat. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
High Heat, High Drama
Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight
open.substack.com
Listening to @raskin.house.gov stumping for @blakegendebien.bsky.social in NY21 today. He’s giving a remarkable tour of American history as an expanding democracy Our future attorney general God willing
"Energy from heaven, not from hell." The best 11 minutes you'll spend today - this week - this year.
Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d agoSo, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
“Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth, but none of those miles go through the strait of Hormuz.” Bill McKibben on why solar energy is a no brainer.
Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d agoSo, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
I keep sayin' that the economics of solar would/might save us. Better to hear it from someone with street cred. Please send this TED talk to everyone you know. Tell any and all politicians that they need to get on board. Don't fire up coal, gas, or nuclear—solar/wind is the only way. #billmckibben
Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d agoSo, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Having put federal lands off limits to solar panels, the Trump administration is opening them up to...data centers www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers
In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.
nytimes.com
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
ted.com
"Energy from heaven, not from hell" Watch TA Founder @billmckibben.bsky.social break down how energy from the sun became the best option on Earth — and why this narrow window of time may be our last real shot at a different future. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
ted.com
this is absolutely excellent and essential, clear, as hopeful as it is urgent, and we should all demand that — to win our votes, and a future for our species — McKibben’s message here becomes core to the platform of every person in, or running for, public office: energy from heaven not from hell
Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d agoSo, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
ted.com
Bloated and Gassy. Trump's...energy policy, and what it's going to cost us all open.substack.com/pub/billmcki... @billmckibben.bsky.social
Bloated and Gassy
Trump's...energy policy, and what it's going to cost us all
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Can Trump actually turn America into a theme park of internal combustion? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Trump Is Losing the Great Electric-Vehicle Race
Donald Trump’s decision to do away with Biden-era efficiency standards and electric-vehicle incentives threatens to turn America into a theme park of internal combustion as the rest of the world moves...
newyorker.com
Big Gas versus a Living Planet--the latest data open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Bloated and Gassy
Trump's...energy policy, and what it's going to cost us all
open.substack.com
Deeply important work. Thanks to @rebleber.bsky.social and team
Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org · 2w agoNEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.
The MAGA response to wildfire smoke is like a CT scan of their raddled bellicosity open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Smoke Gets In Your...Hole Where Your Soul Should Be
MAGA may have a set a new mark for belligerent stupidity
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Trump vs. McKibben on the Costs of Blocking Clean Energy www.laprogressive.com/the-environm... @billmckibben.bsky.social @laprogressive.bsky.social
Trump vs. McKibben on the Costs of Blocking Clean Energy
One side promises that fossil fuels will bring prosperity; the evidence points instead to lost jobs, shrinking growth and increasingly costly climate disasters.
laprogressive.com
The very good and bad news on climate "Here’s the good news: Green energy is getting better and cheaper, faster than we had ever dared hope." @billmckibben.bsky.social @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...
Opinion | The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
nytimes.com
The Democrats need unity across their wings--what if candidates paired up as tickets during the primaries, and started projecting a more unified vision? I dread another ideologically split primary, when we must beat fascism Here's an example, with Pritzker/AOC www.newyorker.com/an-idea-for-...
A Radical Proposal for the Democrats in 2028
Presidential candidates could consider naming, and campaigning with, their Vice-Presidential pick from Day One, Bill McKibben suggests.
newyorker.com
Hey, @leahstokes.bsky.social has a new newsletter, on electrification and climate and important stuff. She's sharp as a tack, and not to be missed electricnotes.news/p/yes-democr...
Yes, Democrats Should Talk About Climate.
Talking about Climate Change is a Political Winner.
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The Democrats need unity across their wings--what if candidates paired up as tickets during the primaries, and started projecting a more unified vision? I dread another ideologically split primary, when we must beat fascism Here's an example, with Pritzker/AOC www.newyorker.com/an-idea-for-...
A Radical Proposal for the Democrats in 2028
Presidential candidates could consider naming, and campaigning with, their Vice-Presidential pick from Day One, Bill McKibben suggests.
newyorker.com
These good people are selling balcony solar units at cost--a few hundred bucks to join the solar revolution. thank you @brightsaver.bsky.social !
Bright Saver | Plug-In Solar@brightsaver.bsky.social · 3w agoThere's a lot of different ways to highlight the accessibility of plug-in solar. @billmckibben.bsky.social nailed it in his mention with @canarymedia.com "The solar revolution is the great sunny hope of our time, now everyone can participate." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
These will be among the iconic images of the global warming era. Such sadness and awe
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 3w agoThese images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
Second to collecting it for himself, Trump's joy is setting money on fire billmckibben.substack.com/p/setting-mo...
Setting money on fire
(Also the planet)
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These good people are selling balcony solar units at cost--a few hundred bucks to join the solar revolution. thank you @brightsaver.bsky.social !
Bright Saver | Plug-In Solar@brightsaver.bsky.social · 3w agoThere's a lot of different ways to highlight the accessibility of plug-in solar. @billmckibben.bsky.social nailed it in his mention with @canarymedia.com "The solar revolution is the great sunny hope of our time, now everyone can participate." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
If you think it's hot where you are, it's 127 degrees Fahrenheit in Iran
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 3w agoHISTORIC 53C DAY- 38C at NIGHT 52.7C Omidieh IRAN All time record and 2026 World Record MINIMUMS ! 38.3 Delhoran IRAN 33.1 Uchkuduk UZBEKISTAN Next days WORSE 53/54c Middle East 49/50C former USSR 50/52C CHINA NIGHTS up to 40C MOST EXTREME HEAT WAVE IN WORLD HISTORY
If you think it's hot where you are, it's 127 degrees Fahrenheit in Iran
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 3w agoHISTORIC 53C DAY- 38C at NIGHT 52.7C Omidieh IRAN All time record and 2026 World Record MINIMUMS ! 38.3 Delhoran IRAN 33.1 Uchkuduk UZBEKISTAN Next days WORSE 53/54c Middle East 49/50C former USSR 50/52C CHINA NIGHTS up to 40C MOST EXTREME HEAT WAVE IN WORLD HISTORY
As always, listen to my friend @billmckibben.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...
Opinion | The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
nytimes.com
