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Bill McKibben's "Here Comes the Sun"
Host Diana Korte speaks with Bill McKibben, environmental activist and author of some 20 books. His newest title is “HERE COMES THE SUN. A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization.”Largely unnoticed by many of us is the rapid rise of power from the sun around the world. The cost of alternative energy—sun & wind—has fallen below the price of fossil fuels. Globally, every 18 hours, people install solar panels equivalent to a coal-fired power plant. This is faster than any energy transition in history & it may be the only remaining chance to slow down the rapid heating of…
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