Bill McKibben, mobilizing America on climate change action…

American environmentalist and author Bill McKibben, has and continues to vehemently spread awareness and education over global climate change. We don’t hear much about McKibben in Canada because of David Suzuki’s ubiquity, but McKibben has raised some really important questions around climate change and America’s energy challenge.

Among many of his noble efforts in the climate change movement, he has created a website called 350.org which is campaign dedicated to raising awareness over this salient issue. 350 refers to 350 parts per million. Climate change experts have identified this number as the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide emissions in our atmosphere. We are presently at 385 parts per million and as McKibben continues to exclaim “climate change is not a problem for the future; it’s a crisis for this moment". Anyone can join 350.org and become a member of this movement. More to come on local initiatives and groups you can join to further your knowledge on climate change and how you can educate and mobilize others in your community to think more seriously about it.