Bill McKibben spoke at First Church, Seattle on July 2. Notes from his speech are available here. First Church has also provided a link to the recording of the speech.
A few notable quotes from the speech:
“I am a Bummer-outer” of people.
“Renewable energies are the Costco of energy, available, cheap and abundant.”
“The Green New Deal eventually transitioned into the Inflation Reduction Act.”
We older people are “Fossils against fossil fuels.”
“Offsets are analogous to the medieval practice of buying indulgences.”
The following information is from Third Act Washington, a coalition member. Bill is renowned for mobilizing popular support for action on climate justice and democracy. He has authored 20 books, including The End of Nature (1989) which is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change. He also helped found 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign, which has organized protests on every continent, including Antarctica, for climate action. In 2022 he founded Third Act, a national organization with over 70,000 members that organizes people over the age of 60 for action on climate, justice, and democracy.
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