Bill McKibben

Contributing Writer

20 years after writing one of the earliest and best-known books on climate change, The End of Nature, Bill McKibben founded 350.org. His newest book is called Eaarth: Making a Life in a Tough New World. You can follow him on Twitter here. Get my RSS

Warming That Gives You the Chills
Sun Dec. 20, 2009 12:25 AM PST

Copenhagen: Obama Guts Progressive Values
Fri Dec. 18, 2009 2:50 PM PST

Obama: Take It Or Leave It
Fri Dec. 18, 2009 8:55 AM PST

Proof Copenhagen Is "an Elaborate Sham"
Thu Dec. 17, 2009 1:17 PM PST

Seattle Meets Copenhagen
Sun Dec. 13, 2009 8:48 AM PST

12,000 Climate Activists Can't Be Wrong
Mon Mar. 2, 2009 9:44 PM PST

Stop Being Cynical About Corporate Money in Politics and Start Being Angry

Citizens United handed our country over to corporations. Time to take it back.

Thu Jan. 5, 2012 10:53 AM PST

Keystone XL Delay Shows Climate Change Is a Big Election Issue

If you thought the upcoming election is only about jobs, think again.

Tue Nov. 15, 2011 12:22 PM PST

Where Did Obama's Mojo Go?

The President seems to have forgotten his promise to all those voters who put him in office: change.

Tue Oct. 11, 2011 2:21 PM PDT

Why I Got Arrested Over the Keystone XL Pipeline

One simple reason: If this thing gets built, it's game over for the planet.

Thu Aug. 25, 2011 10:37 AM PDT

North America's Tar Sands: The New Middle East

It’s either a "yes" or a "no" for the climate-killing Keystone XL oil pipeline—and Obama gets to make the call.

Thu Jul. 14, 2011 2:10 PM PDT

Obama Strikes Out on Global Warming

It's time for the president to say no to the fossil fuel wish list.

Fri Jun. 3, 2011 2:00 AM PDT

The Chamber of Carbon

The US Chamber of Commerce darkens the skies.

Tue Feb. 22, 2011 12:59 PM PST

Why Obama and Cancún Miss the Point

You can’t bargain about global warming with chemistry and physics.

Thu Dec. 16, 2010 4:18 PM PST

Bill McKibben's Solar Road Trip

Experiencing the enthusiasm gap first hand at the White House.

Thu Sep. 16, 2010 11:22 AM PDT

How to Create a Real Climate Change Movement

If we want a world that works, we're going to have to raise our voices.

Thu Aug. 5, 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Will Obama Break a Sweat on Climate Legislation?

The spill bill's time has come.

Mon Jun. 7, 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Climate Change's OJ Simpson Moment

Without hard evidence to support their claims, climate denialists are attacking the process of climate-change science.

Thu Feb. 25, 2010 11:44 AM PST

Curing the Copenhangover, Part II

Think infighting will fix climate change? Dream on. It’s time to unite and build a bigger movement.

Thu Jan. 21, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Curing the Copenhangover

It's time to act, starting with capping carbon and investing in tech solutions.

Tue Jan. 19, 2010 3:59 AM PST

Copenhagen: How the NY Times Got It Wrong

The real story is the small nations standing up to the big ones.

Thu Dec. 17, 2009 4:49 PM PST

How the Sausage Gets Made in Copenhagen

The first substantive declarations of the climate talks came from 1,029 kilometers away in Paris.

Wed Dec. 16, 2009 4:34 PM PST

Climate's Superstar: Mohamed Nasheed

The Maldives president held forth in Copenhagen. And the crowd went wild.

Mon Dec. 14, 2009 4:46 PM PST

Reason and Faith in Copenhagen

This morning, I sobbed through Sunday services. Then I got back to work.

Sun Dec. 13, 2009 4:11 PM PST

Tuvalu's Army

This weekend, it's time for the Copenhagen dealmakers to hear from… you.

Fri Dec. 11, 2009 5:29 PM PST

Obama’s Indefensible Climate Position

We have the ability to get global warming under control. But we don’t have the spine.

Thu Dec. 10, 2009 11:36 AM PST

Skunks at Copenhagen's Garden Party

Memo to climate negotiators: Global warming isn't just a PR problem.

Wed Dec. 9, 2009 11:20 AM PST

The Physics of Copenhagen

Why politics-as-usual may mean the end of civilization.

Mon Dec. 7, 2009 1:31 PM PST

The Show Must Go On

On climate change, the world needs drama. We're getting a lame dress rehearsal.

Sat Dec. 5, 2009 3:59 AM PST

Mr. President: Time to Quit Fibbing and Spinning

On the climate, we need more than rhetoric and excuses.

Mon Nov. 16, 2009 10:58 AM PST

Climate Cheapskates

A global deal would cost less than 1 percent of what we spent on the bailout.

Mon Nov. 9, 2009 3:05 AM PST

The CO2 Club

A short field guide to Copenhagen's major carbon players, from the Europeans to the rainforest countries.

November/December 2009 Issue

Copenhagen: Too Hot to Handle

Best-case scenario for a Copenhagen deal? Twice the warming the planet can take.

November/December 2009 Issue

A Number Heard Round the World

And what a group of Balinese orphans taught me about the climate.

Tue Oct. 27, 2009 8:18 AM PDT

Climate Change's Big Day

Can you build a global movement around an arcane point of scientific data? We’re about to find out.

Fri Oct. 23, 2009 10:13 AM PDT

How Climate Change Kills History

And other lessons from an unlikely organizer.

Fri Oct. 16, 2009 4:20 PM PDT

In Climate World Series, Time to Call the Bullpen

For 20 years, we've left the problem to politicians. Let's try something else.

Mon Oct. 12, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

Obama on Climate: How Hard Is He Trying?

After the UN speech, I am starting to worry.

Wed Sep. 23, 2009 3:19 PM PDT

Waste Not, Want Not

We've finally reached a point where we can't keep hyperconsuming— and that's a good thing.

May/June 2009

A Washington Power Shift

Twelve thousand activists hit the capital to demand action on climate change.

Mon Mar. 2, 2009 7:01 AM PST

The Most Important Number on Earth

We're way past the carbon tipping point. It's time to freak out—and get to work.

November/December 2008 Issue