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Bill McKibben on the Climate Crisis

Bill McKibben, an environmental activist and the founder of 350.org, discusses his organization's work to build a global movement to solve the climate crisis.

In this episode, we speak with Bill McKibben, an environmental activist and the founder of 350.org, an organization that’s building a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Bill McKibben is the author of The End of Nature. Published in 1999, it is considered to be the first book on climate change written for a general audience.

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November 5, 2011

Attorney Erika Rosenthal On The Impacts Of Climate Change

Earthjustice attorney Erika Rosenthal discusses her work to reduce the causes of climate change, tackle emissions on the international stage, participate in negotiations and reduce emissions of other global warming pollutants, like black carbon and ozone, which are accelerating warming and melting in the Arctic.

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Climate Change in Glacier National Park

Research ecologist Dan Fagre of the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center discusses his work to understand how climate change will affect mountain ecosystems such as Glacier National Park. Fagre predicts that rising temperatures will cause Glacier National Park to be glacier-free by 2020.

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