
Bill McKibben addresses the rally near the office of the governor Katiel on Manhattan on September 24, 2024.
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At a time when virtually everything seems to be wrong, Bill Makkibben sees one thing that suddenly goes right – a really big thing: solar energy and wind, which now provide cheaper electricity than fossil fuels. Bill’s new book has a beautiful title Thats coming the sun– He says Solar is a “last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.”
Also: Historian Eric Fonner gives a certain historical perspective that Trump seems to be a unique threat to our freedoms. His new book, a collection of almost 60 essays, is called Our fragile freedoms.
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