
The Green Friday Bar
Free climate evening at Folkehaven featuring talks from Bill McKibben and Danish climate activists, organized by ten environmental and development organizations.
Bill McKibben (born 1960) is an American author, journalist and climate activist whose 1989 book "The End of Nature" - widely regarded as the first book on climate change written for a general audience - has been translated into 24 languages. He founded the global grassroots campaign 350.org and Third Act, an organisation mobilising people over 60 for climate action, and holds the Schumann Distinguished Scholar post at Middlebury College. His 2025 book "Here Comes the Sun" makes the case for solar power as the driver of a new civilisation.
McKibbens Substack newsletter "The Crucial Years" celebrated five years in August 2026 and has over 129,000 subscribers.
McKibben gave a lecture on "Here Comes the Sun" at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 7, 2026.
McKibben spoke about renewable energy at University of Connecticut on April 2, 2026 as the conclusion of the Edwin Way Teale lecture series.
McKibbens book "Here Comes the Sun" was published on August 19, 2025 by W. W. Norton & Company.
McKibben launched a book tour for "Here Comes the Sun" with an event at Wild Center in Tupper Lake in August 2025.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.