Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show — plus Tuesday-afternoon quarterbacking

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Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show — plus Tuesday-afternoon quarterbacking

Will is right — we don’t know what the world will look like in 100 years. But that doesn’t mean what he thinks it means. Right now, all our best science agrees on a few broad things: It’s going to get hotter, that heat is going to mess with natural systems, and the effects on us humans, especially the poorest and most vulnerable humans, will be awful. We have more than enough information to know that there’s a serious threat and that we need to do something about it. But when it comes to predicting, say, specific levels of precipitation in Iowa, we’re still stuck with a wide range of possibilities. We’re pretty sure precipitation patterns will substantially change, what with all this new energy being trapped in the atmosphere. But can we say exactly how often it will rain in Iowa in 2100? No. What Will doesn’t seem to understand is that this kind of uncertainty isn’t a rea...

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@AdamskiPeter » 24 Oct '12, 3pm
Bill McKibben tonight at Campus St. Jean, 7:00 pm. RSVP to: [email protected] or by phone at 780-485-8641. #yeg [link]
@cassiderrrp » 24 Oct '12, 2am
Bill McKibben is AWESOME. so much respect. [link]
@drgrist » 19 Oct '12, 5pm
@AGW_Prof Yes, some do, but that shouldn't lead climate hawks into the trap of pretending certainty. See: [link]
@LLushus » 18 Oct '12, 5pm
@chrislhayes LOVE Bill McKibben!! Did you see him on Bill Maher?? My favorite part happens at 11:40 in the video. [link]
@nicolerrabbit » 18 Oct '12, 12pm
"We broke the Arctic." ~ @BillMcKibben [link] #cdnpoli #uspoli #ukpoli #p2 #p2b #tcot #tlot #topprog #nonukes #nokxl #ableg
@CAELSorg » 18 Oct '12, 3am
@350. Great talk with Bill Maher. Looking forward to seeing you in Ottawa @EnergyAction. [link]
@teagan_dolan » 17 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @SustainableSU: Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show! [link]
@rebeccagiggs » 17 Oct '12, 12am
Bill McKibben shows how it's done defending the position of science on the Bill Maher show [link] (commentary by @drgrist).
@frogoncampus » 16 Oct '12, 4pm
Bill McKibben talks climate change: [link] via @grist
@jessicayesno » 15 Oct '12, 4am
Bill McKibben is a Boss. [link] That is all.
@MidwestPhoto » 13 Oct '12, 7pm
"What are we gonna develop that's going to replace Iowa?" [link] @magirck @sierraclubwi
@MidwestPhoto » 13 Oct '12, 7pm
Bill McKibben IS pretty awesome. [link] #ClimateChange #dumbGOP #tcot #p2
@BRVogt » 12 Oct '12, 7pm
Very cool breakdown of McKibben on Maher's shows, climate hawks vs. republican flakes: [link] #environment
@GreenCartoons » 12 Oct '12, 4pm
Watch @billmckibben on @billmaher (as @drgrist says, he "Nailed it.") btw, @willcain looks the fool! [link]
@CDGreenZine » 12 Oct '12, 3pm
"True Exxon has melted the tundra for us, but we can't [move the farms] up there, there's no SOIL." [link] via @drgrist @grist
@DublinSoil » 12 Oct '12, 12am
My goodness but @billmckibben was ferociously good on @billmaher recently.[link]
@SEIclimate » 11 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @marionsd: Good review by @drgrist of @BillMcKibben on the Bill Maher show - #climate #uncertainty is tough to address for sure [link]
@marionsd » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
Good review by @drgrist of @BillMcKibben on the Bill Maher show - #climate #uncertainty is tough to address for sure [link]
@Crayoncat » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
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@kegangel » 11 Oct '12, 4pm
just had the chance to watch Bill McKibben on Bill Maher show [link] adn good artcicle on it by @drgrist
@RedTuftedGiant » 11 Oct '12, 4pm
Yes! @drgrist: Climate action should come "from within politics and economics, taking into account competing values." [link]
@datbeardyman » 11 Oct '12, 8am
RT @cmcgovern: Found the video in this cathartic. What happens when you present US conservatives with an articulate environmentalist: [link]
@RenaissanceGent » 11 Oct '12, 4am
RT @SAGEMagazine: Two of our favorite Bills, @billmckibben and Bill Maher, together at last, with great write-up by non-Bill @drgrist [link]
@SAGEMagazine » 11 Oct '12, 4am
Two of our favorite Bills, @billmckibben and Bill Maher, together at last, with great write-up by non-Bill @drgrist [link]
@risingreen » 11 Oct '12, 2am
@Risinggreen wants to know what you think about this: [link] What makes effective climate change talk? @billmckibben @drgrist
@4squareviews » 10 Oct '12, 11pm
"we can't invent a new Iowa" best line in conversation RT @grist: Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show [link]
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Bill Maher getting his butt kicked [link]
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"What are we going to develop that replaces Iowa?" [link]
@MelanieRands » 10 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @ecostorenz: MT Worth watching; discussion on climate change in the face of denial @BillMcKibben nails it on @BillMaher show [link]
@ecostorenz » 10 Oct '12, 8pm
MT Worth watching; discussion on climate change in the face of denial @BillMcKibben nails it on @BillMaher show [link]
@Jackthelad1947 » 10 Oct '12, 8pm
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We agree MT @steadystater: Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show [link]
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RT @davidjhen: How to talk climate change to cons [link] Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show [link]
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RT @Bwillisful: Bill McKibben (#Middlebury) nails it on Bill Maher show — plus Tuesday-afternoon quarterbacking: [link] via @Grist, @drgrist.
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Bill McKibben (#Middlebury) nails it on Bill Maher show — plus Tuesday-afternoon quarterbacking: [link] via @Grist, @drgrist.
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ENERGY POLITICS: Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show [link]
@cmcgovern » 10 Oct '12, 9am
Found the video in this cathartic. What happens when you present US conservatives with an articulate environmentalist: [link]
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@uofa_csj » 10 Oct '12, 1am
Bill McKibben au CSJ le 24 octobre à l'auditorium a 19h.... [link]
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RT @duncankinney: A meditiation from @drgrist on the energy journalism we need - [link]
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