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Whenever anyone challenges anything, the powers that be try to paint them as extremists or radicals or whatever. And I think that's actually nonsense.

~Bill Mckibben

Topics: Actually Anyone Anything Challenges Extremists Nonsense Paint Powers Radicals Them Think Try Whatever Whenever I Think

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We can't bankrupt Exxon. But we can politically and morally bankrupt them.

~Bill Mckibben

Topics: Bankrupt Morally Politically Them

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Our criteria is that it's okay to invest in companies so long as they stop lobbying in Washington, stop exploring for new hydrocarbons, and sit down with every one else to plan to keep 80 percent of the reserves in the ground.

~Bill Mckibben

Topics: Companies Criteria Down Else Every Exploring Ground Invest Keep Lobbying Long New Okay Our Percent Plan Reserves Sit Stop Washington

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The popular notion is that Americans are addicted to fossil fuels, but I find that's not true; most people would be happy to power their lives with anything else.

~Bill Mckibben

Topics: Addicted American Anything Anything Else Be Happy Else Find Fossil Fossil Fuels Fuels Happy Lives Most Notion People Popular Power True Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Environmentalist

Born: Unknown

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