Bill McKibben

Meet Bill McKibben

Meet Bill McKibbenPosted by Hillary Rosner on April 22, 2006 - 10:48am.

Back in 1989, when the words "global warming" were only just beginning to enter the vernacular, Bill McKibben was way ahead of the curve. His book The End of Nature has since become a classic on the environment, but back then it was a revelation, laying out the science and implications of global warming and telling a great story to boot. Since then, McKibben has written seven more books, including Hope, Human and Wild, about local environmental success stories; Maybe One: A Case for Smaller Families, about population growth and the decision to have only one child; and "Long Distance," about a year spent training for long-distance cross-country ski racing. (He's also written books about genetic engineering and how to make Christmas more meaningful and less consumer-driven.)




All Wound Up Over Wind

All Wound Up Over WindPosted by alittle on January 17, 2006 - 9:20am.

A fascinating internal debate is whirling within the green community: Are the environmental tradeoffs worth the clean-energy benefits of wind power? The scuffle hinges on a massive



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Interests: Horseback riding, watching the silence of the snow, obviously anything creative, cooking
Inspiration: Like most of you, when I heard of recycling to save the earth, I naturally assumed I needed to separate my plastics, newspapers and glass. I was helping. That was all I needed to do. Then one day, I was searching around for something fun, some art, and I came across this abstract piece. It was gorgeous - it looked like a naturally formed wave of icy white water bursting into the air. When I looked closer at it, I saw that it was made from recycled plastic caps. I was in shock. What kind of imagination and talent does that take to look at a plastic cap and see more to it then what it actually is? How can someone be so ingenious that they can take something that we normally throw away and create such a piece of beauty with it? This is the thought process that I could not stop pondering and it took over my mind, body and soul and soon enough became my muse. I began Earth's Journey for this reason. I wanted to show the world that there was more to saving the earth than just recycling. There is beauty in things we can't even imagine, and so many ways to help our planet flourish. There are products out there that we all could use to completely decorate, furnish and run a home... all environmentally safe. You can buy organic bedding, non-toxic cleaning detergents, solar power, or make a change in a small way by using energy-efficient light bulbs. But the best part of recycling and being eco-friendly is the beauty that you'll find here, with all of our different artisans. As you can see I'm very passionate about this type of artistic creativity, and I hope you will be too. I invite you to sit back, relax and ... Be Inspired by Green!

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