Some of those would come at the local level, where McKibben joins forces with a Vermont beekeeper raising his hives as part of the growing trend toward local food. With the Arctic melting, the Midwest in drought, and Irene scouring the Atlantic, McKibben recognized that action was needed if solutions were to be found. He lives in Ripton, Vermont, with his wife, the writer Sue Halpern, and their daughter.ĪBOUT OIL AND HONEY: Bill McKibben is not a person you'd expect to find handcuffed and behind bars, but that's where he found himself in the summer of 2011 after leading the largest civil disobedience in thirty years, protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in front of the White House. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2013 winner of the Gandhi Prize. Bill is the Founder of the environmental organization 350.org and was among the first to warn of the dangers of global warming. EVENT OVERVIEW: Bill McKibben will discuss his New Book Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist.ĪBOUT BILL MCKIBBEN: Bill McKibben is the author of more than a dozen Books, including The End of Nature, Eaarth, and Deep Economy.
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