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Bill McKibben

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Bill McKibben

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-12-08 （Palo Alto, California, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Methodist
Residence History
Palo Alto, California, U.S. (birthplace) → Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. (grew up) → Ripton, Vermont, U.S. (residence) → Adirondacks, upstate New York, U.S.

Career

Occupations
environmentalist, author, journalist, scholar
Active Years
1982-
Affiliations
Middlebury College (Schumann Distinguished Scholar), 350.org (founder/leader, senior advisor), Post Carbon Institute (fellow), Grist (board member and contributor)
Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (literature section), National Center for Science Education (Advisory Council)

Education

Harvard University
Degree: BA
Period: 1978–1982
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: United States
Served as an editor of The Harvard Crimson

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship
1993
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞
Lannan Literary Award (Nonfiction)
2000
Organization: Lannan Foundation
Result: 受賞
Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship
2010
Work: Work with 350.org
Organization: Puffin Foundation / The Nation
Result: 受賞
John Muir Award
2011
Organization: Sierra Club
Result: 受賞
Gandhi Peace Award
2013
Work: Environmental activism and movement organizing
Organization: Promoting Enduring Peace
Result: 受賞
Sophie Prize
2013
Organization: Sophie Prize Foundation
Result: 受賞
Right Livelihood Award
2014
Work: Mobilizing popular support for strong climate action via 350.org
Organization: Right Livelihood Foundation
Result: 受賞
John Steinbeck Award
2018
Organization: John Steinbeck Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The End of Nature

1989 Non-fiction (environmental)

An early influential book arguing that human-induced climate change has fundamentally altered nature and human experience of it.

climate changehuman-nature relationship

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

2010 Non-fiction (environmental)

Explores the accelerating impacts of climate change and argues for reshaping communities and lifestyles to adapt.

climate adaptationlocal economies

Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

2019 Non-fiction (social/environmental)

Examines how climate change, technology, and political economy interact to pose existential risks to humanity.

climate crisistechnology and society

Here Comes the Sun: a Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

2025 Non-fiction (environmental)

A recent book discussing the environmental challenges facing humanity and prospects for the future.

climate changerenewable energyfuture of civilization

Bibliography

  • The End of Nature
  • The Age of Missing Information
  • Deep Economy
  • Eaarth
  • Falter
  • Here Comes the Sun

Adaptations

  • Do The Math (documentary, 2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, persuasive expository and journalistic stylemixes essays with field reporting
Recurring Motifs
planetary crisiscommunity resilienceimportance of civic action

Legacy

Bill McKibben is a writer and activist who has significantly influenced the climate movement and public understanding of climate change, notably organizing large-scale mobilizations through 350.org.

Academic Societies

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected)

Archives

  • Middlebury College archives (related materials)

In Popular Culture

  • Featured in the documentary 'Do The Math'

Quotes

  • Climate change is the greatest challenge our civilization has ever faced.
    Source: Rolling Stone / public statements (e.g. 'A Call to Arms') (2014)

Trivia

  • Married to writer Sue Halpern.
  • One child (Sophie, born 1993).
  • Graduated from Harvard University (1982).
  • Founded 350.org and organized global climate demonstrations.