How Bill McKibben’s Radical Idea of Fossil-Fuel Divestment Transformed the Climate Debate

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By The ConversationDec 12, 2017, 11:17 am283 pts
By Todd Schifeling and Andrew J. Hoffman "We need to view the fossil-fuel industry in a new light. It has become a rogue industry, reckless like no other force on Earth. It is Public Enemy Number One to the survival of our planetary civilization." With these words, environmental activist Bill McKibben launched…

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