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The Giant Fireball That Could Save Us (With Bill McKibben)

Lever Time

The Lever

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8560 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today on Lever Time, David Sirota talks with bestselling author Bill McKibben, who says the solar energy revolution has reached a tipping point and is now poised to reshape our world. Click here to learn about Sun Day, a nationwide action this Sunday, Sept. 21, to celebrate and advocate for solar power. To check out McKibben’s new book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization, click here. Click here for a full transcript of the episode. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From The Lever's reader-supported newsroom, this is Lever Time.

1:25.0

I'm David Sirota.

1:26.4

Look, I know there's been a lot of doom and gloom in the

1:29.8

news lately. But guess what? Today, we're serving you a little bit of sunshine. The solar industry

1:36.9

has been sparking a quiet revolution in the energy sector. It's a revolution that fossil fuel

1:43.0

giants do not want you to know about, but it is here,

1:47.1

and it's almost unstoppable. Today on Levertime, I talk to the legendary author and journalist who

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