60+ year old activists form a movement to help save the planet

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July 15, 2024

Bill McKibbon, in his office at Middlebury College. The climate change activist has founded Third Act, an effort to recruit Americans over 60 to save the climate and democracy. (Anthony Brooks/WBUR)

Bill McKibben is building a community of retirees committed to the environment and other progressive causes. WBUR's Anthony Brooks reports.

This story is part of WBUR's "The Third Act" series, highlighting people who worked full careers and re-invented themselves later in life, often in surprising and inspirational ways.

This segment aired on July 15, 2024.

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