Bill McKibben on the Next Phase of Climate Activism

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Wilderness, Sports

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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As America continues to grapple with political uncertainty and an uneasy relationship with the planet, the author and environmentalist makes the case for an expansive and inclusive grassroots movement. McKibben, who wrote the first book on climate change for a general audience in 1989 and later founded the international climate campaign 350.org with a small group of college students, has lately been focused on growing Third Act, a nonprofit that organizes people over the age of 60 to take action on climate change. In this special episode, we share McKibben’s recent live talk from the 2023 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado, in which he discusses lessons learned in decades of environmental activism and where the climate movement goes from here. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscribers. Learn about the many benefits of a subscription and sign up now at outsideonline.com/podplus.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by REI Co-op, which believes that life outside is essential.
0:09.0	Research demonstrates numerous physical and mental benefits to heading out your door.
0:13.9	Unfortunately, one in three Americans simply don't have outside spaces close to where
0:19.4	they live.
0:20.7	Challenges range from a lack of public transportation to a highway that cuts off a neighborhood
0:25.3	from a park to systemic issues.
0:27.9	It's a problem that affects the entire country, which is why REI is on a mission to get every
0:33.6	American outside in five minutes or less.
0:37.2	The movement is called outside in five, and it includes a combination of support for
0:42.2	local community-led organizations and a national campaign to pass the outdoors for all act.
0:49.2	Whether it's re-greening city blocks, creating safe bike lanes, or simply making our outdoor
0:54.0	spaces more equitable, together we can make getting to the park, a walk in the park.
1:00.2	Learn more and take action at REI.com-forward-slash-outside-in-five.
1:12.4	From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.
1:16.4	Over the recent Memorial Day weekend, a group of us outside staffers travel to Tell
1:28.4	You Ride Colorado for Mountain Film, an annual festival that brings together an amazing
1:33.5	community of filmmakers and change-makers to showcase documentaries that celebrate adventure
1:39.1	and the outdoors, an activism, and a whole lot more.
1:42.8	I'm Michael Roberts, and I'm very lucky to have attended Mountain Film a couple of times now.
1:47.6	It was first held in 1979, and it's one of America's longest-running film festivals,
1:53.4	but it has always been about a lot more than the films.
1:56.8	Every year, the speaker series is a major part of the event, and this year, on the opening day,
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