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Recorded in colorado april 27, 2010 52 min cd quality or lofi leader in climate change activism in the united states. He is the founder of the environmental organization and was among the first to warn of the dangers of global warming. Our planet is the only one we have, but it is no longer the big blue, but the big polluted. He is the schumann distinguished scholar at middlebury college and leader of the climate campaign group.
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Writer and activist bill mckibben talks to scientific americans mark fischetti about his new book eaarth. He is the founder of the environmental organizations step it up and, and was among the. You now live on eaarth, which humankind has damaged so much that it is no longer the same planet. His point is a fresh one that brings the reader uncomfortably close to. Read eaarth online by bill mckibben books free 30day trial.