Temperatures in Antarctica reached 70 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in March. That’s just one of the distressing headlines putting a spotlight on climate change right now. Even the most dire predictions about climate change, though, include the important caveat that it’s not too late to change course. “The answer clearly lies in getting off fossil fuel, which we’re now able to do,” environmentalist Bill McKibben said. But the move would not be easy.
“It would take extraordinary effort to build out those renewable resources, in the same way that, in the run up to World War II, we quickly used our industrial might to build the things we needed then,” he said.RELATED: 350.org Founder McKibben Discusses Significance Of Record Atmospheric Carbon LevelsThe author and founder of Third Act joined Midday Edition to talk about what it will take to…
Clean energy ready to replace fossil fuel, environmentalist says
