# A climate reality check from Bill McKibben

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Podcast: [Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-climate-with-katharine-hayhoe-7374238)
Published: 2026-01-08T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week’s Talking Climate newsletter is guest edited by my friend Bill McKibben — one of the most influential climate activists of our time and a lifelong voice for hope, honesty, and collective action. In this issue, Bill shares: 🌞 Good news: Australia is rolling out free midday electricity thanks to a solar boom—an extraordinary glimpse of what a clean energy future can look like. ⚠️ Not-so-good news: Why the U.S. risks turning its back on that future, just as the rest of the world r...

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