The month of May 2013 marked the
tipping point when atmospheric measurements of carbon dioxide passed
the 400-parts-per-million threshold for the first time since the
beginning of human civilization.
Environmentalist and climate activist
Bill McKibben has been out front alerting the public that scientists
warn that level needs to be cut to 350 in order to avoid long-term
climate catastrophe from the greenhouse effect. McKibben has written
several books on global warming and alternative energy and is also
the founder of the grassroots climate movement 350.org. Scientists, including
McKibben, assert that an accelerated greenhouse effect will be the
outcome if 350 ppm is exceeded, and that translates directly into
bizarre and erratic climate change. 350.org is behind what's
considered to be the largest globally coordinated protest, with 5,200
simultaneous demonstrations in 181 countries.
Bill McKibben was the keynote speaker
at Eckerd College’s graduating class of 2013 in St. Petersburg. He
addressed graduates and their families at the Golden Anniversary of
Eckerd College’s commencement ceremony.
Before the speech I sat down with Bill
McKibben and began by asking about the name of his organization. We
also discussed, among other things, some of the climate issues facing
Florida.
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