THE MATTHIESSEN TALKS: BILL MCKIBBEN, A LAST CHANCE FOR THE CLIMATE AND A FRESH CHANCE FOR CIVILIZATION
Writer, activist and environmentalist Bill McKibben, among the first to alert the world of the imminent perils of climate change with his book The End of Nature, comes to Guild Hall in East Hampton with a powerful message: In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, solar energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient energy choice around the world.
Even as the current U.S. government renews its embrace of fossil fuels and turns the nation away from renewables, solar power is taking off around the world. Against all the big, bad things happening on the planet, this is a very big and hopeful thing. McKibben will discuss groundbreaking revelations in his new book “Here Comes the Sun, A Last Chance for the Sun and a Fresh Chance for Civilization,” followed by a conversation with environmental activist and PMC president, Alex Matthiessen.
The program will be followed by a book signing in the lobby. Copies of Bill McKibben’s book are available for purchase in advance with tickets as an add-on during the checkout process, or on the day of the program, subject to availability.
