was released on April 21, 2013, a day before Earth Day, after 21 months in prison. Appeal DeChristopher appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which affirmed the convictions. In popular culture Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros singer Alex Ebert recorded a music video "Let's Win" showcasing popular support for DeChristopher and scenes from a Salt Lake City protest in March 2011. Author Chris Guillebeau's book, The Art of Non-Conformity, supports DeChristopher's actions as "creative acts of protest" in times when "morality and law are on opposite sides." Rolling Stone magazine journalist Jeff Goodell wrote an article on DeChristopher calling him "America's Most Creative Climate Criminal." American author and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams published an op-ed piece in The Salt Lake Tribune following DeChristopher's sentence. DeChristopher was named an Utne Reader visionary in 2011. TreeHugger named DeChristopher 2011 Person of the Year on December 16, 2011. A December 17, 2011 article in The Salt Lake Tribune named DeChristopher as one of 16 candidates selected by their Editorial Board to be named 2011 Utahn of the Year. Bidder 70, a documentary film about DeChristopher directed by Beth Gage and George Gage, was released in 2012. A "Special Treat" Q&A session was held following the 7:10pm May 17, 2013 "Theatrical Opening" of Bidder 70 at Quad Cinema in NYC. DeChristopher spoke on topics relevant to activist causes, his prison experience, and why he planned to attend Harvard Divinity School in the Fall. DeChristopher notably described himself as an "anti-government activist". Notable among the questioners was Gasland director Josh Fox. A complete video of the session was published on YouTube on May 20, 2013. DeChristopher was interviewed on television by David Letterman on the Late Show on June 25, 2013. DeChristopher visited Wendell Berry at his home in Kentucky in summer 2019. Their conversation appeared in Orion Magazine in March 2020 entitled "To Live and Love with a Dying World." Notes References USA v. DeChristopher Indictment and all documents from USA v. DeChristopher, Case 2:09-cr-00183 United States Court, District of Utah DeChristopher Press Release The United States Department of Justice post-trial press release for DeChristopher's trial. External links Official Tim DeChristopher website Climate Workshop Podcast hosted by Tim DeChristopher Peaceful Uprising bidder70.org American environmentalists American Unitarian Universalists Civil disobedience Living people People from Harrison County, West Virginia Arizona State University alumni University of Utah alumni 1981 births