Bill McKibben’s ‘Falter’ may be hard to read, but it will be even harder to live through
Given the terrifying knowledge he possesses, it cannot be easy being Bill McKibben. McKibben writes in an indefatigable effort to alert us all to the ecocatastrophe already well underway. His compelling book “Falter” is the most recent contribution to his vital mission. It is as timely as it is disconcerting.
McKibben is an inveterate environmentalist, political activist and author. He is a founder of 350.org, an organization dedicated to eliminating fossil fuels and weaving clean renewable energy into the world’s economy, led by the promise of solar power. ...