"Fossils Against Fossil Fuels: Bill McKibben on Why Seniors Are Climate's Secret Weapon"
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Bill McKibben discusses the role of older Americans in combating climate change through renewable energy.
Specifically for Seniors • Guest: Bill McKibben About the GuestBill McKibben is a journalist, author of 20+ books, and professor at Middlebury College. He wrote the first major book on climate change in the 1980s and founded 350.org — the world's first global grassroots climate campaign — and Third Act, an organization mobilizing Americans over 60 on climate and democracy. Episode Summary McKibben joins host Dr. Larry Barsh to argue that cheap solar and wind power represent the most powerful climate tool humanity has ever had — and that older Americans are uniquely positioned to lead the fight. The Solar Revolution. About five years ago, solar and wind became cheaper than fossil fuels. China now installs 3 gigawatts of solar daily — one coal plant's worth every eight hours. California regularly generates 100%+ of its electricity from renewables, with batteries storing the surplus. Every tenth of a degree of warming we prevent matters: each pushes 100 million people from safe to dangerous climate zones. Sunlight vs. Oil. "Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach Earth — none of them through the Strait of Hormuz." Oil is the truly intermittent energy source. A handful…
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