Posted 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Climate change activist and author Bill McKibben will present at UW-L via Skype March 4.
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Bill McKibben, an internationally recognized climate change activist and founder of 350.org, will be present “Notes from the Climate Fight” via Skype at UW-La Crosse. MicKibben’s presentation at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4, can be seen in 1309 Centennial Hall. The talk by the author and activist will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The event is free and open to the public.
McKibben helped lead the largest climate march in U.S. history in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Feb. 17. An estimated 40,000 demonstrators marched to persuade President Obama not to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. If built, Keystone XL would transport Canadian tar sands oil across the U.S. to American-owned refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. The vast majority of climate scientists say the burning of Canadian tar sands oil would seriously increase the release of greenhouse gases contributing to human-induced global warming. James Hansen, America’s preeminent climatologist, wrote in 2012, “If Canada proceeds [with the Keystone XL project], and we do nothing, it will be game over for the climate.”
McKibben is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with “The End of Nature in 1989,” regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time magazine called him 'the planet's best green journalist.' The Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College holds honorary degrees from a dozen colleges. In 2011 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
If you go—
Who: Bill McKibben, internationally recognized climate change activist
What: Skype presentation on “Notes from the Climate Fight”
When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 4
Where: 1309 Centennial Hall
Admission: Free.
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Bill McKibben, an internationally recognized climate change activist and founder of 350.org, will be present “Notes from the Climate Fight” via Skype at UW-La Crosse. MicKibben’s presentation at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4, can be seen in 1309 Centennial Hall. The talk by the author and activist will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The event is free and open to the public.
McKibben helped lead the largest climate march in U.S. history in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Feb. 17. An estimated 40,000 demonstrators marched to persuade President Obama not to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. If built, Keystone XL would transport Canadian tar sands oil across the U.S. to American-owned refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. The vast majority of climate scientists say the burning of Canadian tar sands oil would seriously increase the release of greenhouse gases contributing to human-induced global warming. James Hansen, America’s preeminent climatologist, wrote in 2012, “If Canada proceeds [with the Keystone XL project], and we do nothing, it will be game over for the climate.”
McKibben is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with “The End of Nature in 1989,” regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time magazine called him 'the planet's best green journalist.' The Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College holds honorary degrees from a dozen colleges. In 2011 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
If you go—
Who: Bill McKibben, internationally recognized climate change activist
What: Skype presentation on “Notes from the Climate Fight”
When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 4
Where: 1309 Centennial Hall
Admission: Free.