BiographyAn American environmentalist and writer, Bill McKibben is the founder of 350.org, an international climate campaign. Hel frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering. Beginning in the summer of 2006, Bill led the organization of the largest demonstrations against global warming in American history. He is a scholar in residence at Middlebury College. Bill has been awarded Guggenheim and Lyndhurst Fellowships, and won the Lannan Prize for nonfiction writing in 2000. He has honorary degrees from Green Mountain College, Unity College, Lebanon Valley College and Sterling College.