McKibben UMC General Conference 2016 video

Hello there, this is Bill McKibben. I've been a Methodist most of my adult life and that makes me very glad that the General Conference is finally taking on, seriously, this question of fossil fuel divestment. Man oh man I hope that you follow the Episcopalians, and the Unitarians, and the UCC in doing the right thing

because this pretend idea that we're going to engage with the fossil fuel industry and convince them to change their tune is just that – a pretend idea It's greenwashing. It's a way to avoid the actual – the actual conflict that we need to have with an industry that has shown it is willing to use every tool in its political arsenal to keep up from making changes that Creation desperately needs. It is time for place that speak with a moral voice to speak with that voice, to use it, loudly and powerfully. Thank you all so, so much.