The news is in, and it is telling: 2012 was the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states of the U.S. This is big news, and a clear sign that our world is continuing to experience the effects of climate change/global warming. Back in Oct., we featured an article about the work of Bill McKibben, one of the country's leading advocates for doing something about climate change, and we showed a video clip with Bill McKibben talking with Bill … [Read more...]
Bill McKibben on Climate Change and Hurricane Sandy
With Hurricane Sandy barreling down on the east coast of the U.S., many climate experts are pointing to the fact that Hurricane Sandy is a result of climate change. Many meteorologists say Sandy could be the largest storm ever to hit the U.S. mainland. Bill McKibben, who we featured recently on the Quantum Revolution website, when he talked with Bill Maher about climate change, was interviewed on the Democracy Now! radio/TV show on Monday, Oct. … [Read more...]
Bill Maher Speaks With Gary Hirshberg About GMOs and Prop 37
On a recent episode of the TV show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Gary Hirshberg, the founder of Stonyfield Farms, the organic yogurt company, talked with Bill Maher about the subject of GMOs - genetically modified organisms, also known as genetically engineered foods. Besides talking about the environmental and health dangers of GMOs and the evil and diabolical companies, such as Monsanto, that create these Frankenfoods, Hirshberg, … [Read more...]
Bill McKibben Speaks to Bill Maher About Climate Change
The author and environmentalist Bill McKibben has written extensively on climate change. His first book on the subject, The End of Nature, came out in 1989, so he has been shining a light on climate change for many years. Besides the many books he has written, he has been published in numerous magazines. The most recent magazine article he penned, "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math," appeared in the July 19, 2012 issue of Rolling Stone.
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Bill Maher on Pharmaceutical Drugs
Meat and the Environment
"But when it comes to bad for the environment, nothing -- literally -- compares with eating meat. The business of raising animals for food causes about 40 percent more global warming than all cars, trucks, and planes combined. If you care about the planet, it's actually better to eat a salad in a Hummer than a cheeseburger in a Prius." - Bill Maher In the last article, I discussed Paul McCartney's campaign for[Read more...]