March 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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
#billmckibben
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...
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...
www.ted.com
July 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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
#billmckibben
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment 🔥🔥
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system. @billmckibben
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system. @billmckibben
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment 🔥🔥
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system. @billmckibben
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system. @billmckibben
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
I've also got a new Boiling Point podcast about "sportswashing," basically the sports version of greenwashing. Interviewed @billmckibben about fossil fuel advertising at Dodger Stadium and why teams should stop taking oil and gas money. Hope you'll listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3o7j...
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I've also got a new Boiling Point podcast about "sportswashing," basically the sports version of greenwashing. Interviewed @billmckibben about fossil fuel advertising at Dodger Stadium and why teams should stop taking oil and gas money. Hope you'll listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3o7j...
Bin zwar nicht prominent aber ich würde mich sofort mit einem VIP in 🇩🇪 für entsprechende Aktion einsperren lassen
#endfossilfuels
#Klimakatastrophe
BillMcKibben
#endfossilfuels
#Klimakatastrophe
BillMcKibben
July 9, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Bin zwar nicht prominent aber ich würde mich sofort mit einem VIP in 🇩🇪 für entsprechende Aktion einsperren lassen
#endfossilfuels
#Klimakatastrophe
BillMcKibben
#endfossilfuels
#Klimakatastrophe
BillMcKibben
#BillMcKibben writes #Rump is doing exactly what Putin did to Russia__destroy it’s economy and drill baby drill. Thus, relying on a dying industry, #fossilfuels.
September 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#BillMcKibben writes #Rump is doing exactly what Putin did to Russia__destroy it’s economy and drill baby drill. Thus, relying on a dying industry, #fossilfuels.
CLIMATE CRISIS
“44%
That’s how much you’d save in carbon emissions by retiring your internal combustion car and replacing it with an EV, taking into account the energy used to build both vehicles.”https://substack.com/@billmckibben?r=14oste&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur
“44%
That’s how much you’d save in carbon emissions by retiring your internal combustion car and replacing it with an EV, taking into account the energy used to build both vehicles.”https://substack.com/@billmckibben?r=14oste&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur
Bill McKibben | Substack
Author, educator, and environmental activist; a founder of 350.org and Third Act.
substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
CLIMATE CRISIS
“44%
That’s how much you’d save in carbon emissions by retiring your internal combustion car and replacing it with an EV, taking into account the energy used to build both vehicles.”https://substack.com/@billmckibben?r=14oste&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur
“44%
That’s how much you’d save in carbon emissions by retiring your internal combustion car and replacing it with an EV, taking into account the energy used to build both vehicles.”https://substack.com/@billmckibben?r=14oste&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur
The most significant energy transformation since the fossil fuel era is here – the #ElectrotechRevolution⚡️
@KingsmillBond and the Futures team will host two webinars featuring @topnigel, @TomSteyer, @billmckibben and @AssaadRazzouk🔌
📅16 Sept 2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
@KingsmillBond and the Futures team will host two webinars featuring @topnigel, @TomSteyer, @billmckibben and @AssaadRazzouk🔌
📅16 Sept 2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The most significant energy transformation since the fossil fuel era is here – the #ElectrotechRevolution⚡️
@KingsmillBond and the Futures team will host two webinars featuring @topnigel, @TomSteyer, @billmckibben and @AssaadRazzouk🔌
📅16 Sept 2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
@KingsmillBond and the Futures team will host two webinars featuring @topnigel, @TomSteyer, @billmckibben and @AssaadRazzouk🔌
📅16 Sept 2025
ember-energy.org/lat...
Pretty darn cool to get a shoutout from @billmckibben, one of my heroes! billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-stupid.... This is for my piece on how a dying coal plant sparked New Mexico's ambitious climate law — and created a blueprint other states can follow. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/how-a-dyin...
The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
billmckibben.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Pretty darn cool to get a shoutout from @billmckibben, one of my heroes! billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-stupid.... This is for my piece on how a dying coal plant sparked New Mexico's ambitious climate law — and created a blueprint other states can follow. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/how-a-dyin...
Banken, Politik und Autohersteller zerstören mit Hinweis auf die Wichtigkeit ihrer fossilen Profite die Zukunft unserer Kinder, so @billmckibben.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/were-robbi...
#LetzteGeneration #Klimakrise
billmckibben.substack.com/p/were-robbi...
#LetzteGeneration #Klimakrise
March 6, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Banken, Politik und Autohersteller zerstören mit Hinweis auf die Wichtigkeit ihrer fossilen Profite die Zukunft unserer Kinder, so @billmckibben.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/were-robbi...
#LetzteGeneration #Klimakrise
billmckibben.substack.com/p/were-robbi...
#LetzteGeneration #Klimakrise
Thanks for the shout out and the great analysis, @billmckibben
Team Trump Tries to Export Its Fossil Fuel Madness www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Team Trump Tries to Export Its Fossil Fuel Madness www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
March 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thanks for the shout out and the great analysis, @billmckibben
Team Trump Tries to Export Its Fossil Fuel Madness www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Team Trump Tries to Export Its Fossil Fuel Madness www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
What @billmckibben sez! “Any conversation about @billgates.bsky.social and #climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over & over again.” & so many things (2 trips to Epstein island!!!!!) open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What @billmckibben sez! “Any conversation about @billgates.bsky.social and #climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over & over again.” & so many things (2 trips to Epstein island!!!!!) open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
So here is the group … @ThirdActOrg.bsky.social
And the man who started 350.org is #BillMcKibben. Trying again @billmckibben@bsky.social ??
And the man who started 350.org is #BillMcKibben. Trying again @billmckibben@bsky.social ??
December 10, 2024 at 2:03 AM
So here is the group … @ThirdActOrg.bsky.social
And the man who started 350.org is #BillMcKibben. Trying again @billmckibben@bsky.social ??
And the man who started 350.org is #BillMcKibben. Trying again @billmckibben@bsky.social ??
Sun-Day in Portland! I especially loved the River Spirit puppet which reminds me of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. The speaker shown is Jeff Merkley.
#Sun-day, #pdx, #billmckibben, #solarpower, #3rdact, #jeffmerkley
#Sun-day, #pdx, #billmckibben, #solarpower, #3rdact, #jeffmerkley
September 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Sun-Day in Portland! I especially loved the River Spirit puppet which reminds me of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. The speaker shown is Jeff Merkley.
#Sun-day, #pdx, #billmckibben, #solarpower, #3rdact, #jeffmerkley
#Sun-day, #pdx, #billmckibben, #solarpower, #3rdact, #jeffmerkley
but have u considered ✨jobs✨
October 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM
but have u considered ✨jobs✨
I’m loving this Bill Mckibben book about the rapid growth of solar power. With Xmas coming, someone should rewrite the story w/Trump as Scrooge and the ghosts scolding him about Climate Change and Solar Salvation! #ScroogeTrump, #solar, #Xmas, #Climatechange, #billmckibben
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I’m loving this Bill Mckibben book about the rapid growth of solar power. With Xmas coming, someone should rewrite the story w/Trump as Scrooge and the ghosts scolding him about Climate Change and Solar Salvation! #ScroogeTrump, #solar, #Xmas, #Climatechange, #billmckibben
We have two star-studded webinars today:
- 10am London, 2.30pm New Delhi, 7pm Sydney with @Topnigel and @AssaadRazzouk
- 9am Los Angeles, 12pm New York, 5pm London with @billmckibben, @TomSteyer and Ember's Chairwoman, @bryworthington
Register here:
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
- 10am London, 2.30pm New Delhi, 7pm Sydney with @Topnigel and @AssaadRazzouk
- 9am Los Angeles, 12pm New York, 5pm London with @billmckibben, @TomSteyer and Ember's Chairwoman, @bryworthington
Register here:
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
Launch event: The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
ember-energy.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
We have two star-studded webinars today:
- 10am London, 2.30pm New Delhi, 7pm Sydney with @Topnigel and @AssaadRazzouk
- 9am Los Angeles, 12pm New York, 5pm London with @billmckibben, @TomSteyer and Ember's Chairwoman, @bryworthington
Register here:
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
- 10am London, 2.30pm New Delhi, 7pm Sydney with @Topnigel and @AssaadRazzouk
- 9am Los Angeles, 12pm New York, 5pm London with @billmckibben, @TomSteyer and Ember's Chairwoman, @bryworthington
Register here:
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
“Any conversation about Bill Gates and #Climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over and over again.”
From Bill McKibben
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/climate-gates
From Bill McKibben
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/climate-gates
Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
billmckibben.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“Any conversation about Bill Gates and #Climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over and over again.”
From Bill McKibben
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/climate-gates
From Bill McKibben
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/climate-gates
“Last night’s smashing victory in Arizona is a reminder we need not just clean energy supporters but clean energy champions”
substack.com/@billmckibbe...
substack.com/@billmckibbe...
Bill McKibben (@billmckibben)
Last night’s smashing victory in Arizona is a reminder we need not just clean energy supporters but clean energy champions
substack.com
April 17, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“Last night’s smashing victory in Arizona is a reminder we need not just clean energy supporters but clean energy champions”
substack.com/@billmckibbe...
substack.com/@billmckibbe...
A Very Moving Funeral
Mourning climate dead outside Citibank US's front doors
@BILLMCKIBBEN
JUL 9
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Mourning climate dead outside Citibank US's front doors
@BILLMCKIBBEN
JUL 9
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
A Very Moving Funeral
Mourning climate dead outside Citibank's front doors
open.substack.com
July 9, 2024 at 1:46 AM
A Very Moving Funeral
Mourning climate dead outside Citibank US's front doors
@BILLMCKIBBEN
JUL 9
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Mourning climate dead outside Citibank US's front doors
@BILLMCKIBBEN
JUL 9
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...