It was only with the rise of capitalism and the need for workers to be freer, more mobile, and prosperous, that societies… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Humankind has never transitioned to energy sources that are more costly, less reliable, and have a larger environmental footprint than the incumbent… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Solar makes electricity expensive for two inherently physical reasons. Sunlight is dilute, requiring 10 to 15 times as much materials and mining,… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
I actually argue that renewables are worse than fossil fuels. It's a physical manifestation of lower power densities. More land, more materials,… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Making anything more labor-intensive makes it more expensive. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Paid child care would make child care more efficient, allowing more children to be cared for by fewer adults, and thus free… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Less land is being converted into agriculture globally in part because farmers are growing more food on less land. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Renewables require the use of vastly more land, longer and less-utilized transmission lines, and large amounts of storage whether from lithium batteries,… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
If you care about the environment, you want food and energy production to become more efficient and centralized. You want to put… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding. The few times I summoned the courage… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Nations are reorienting toward the national interest and away from Malthusianism and neoliberalism, which is good for nuclear and bad for renewables. The evidence… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Environmentalism, apocalyptic environmentalism in particular, has become the dominant religion of supposedly secular people in the West. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Reporters have an obligation to report accurately and fairly on all issues they cover, especially ones as important as energy and the environment. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Like many environmental documentaries, 'Planet of Humans' endorses debunked Malthusian ideas that the world is running out of energy. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
There is good evidence that the catastrophist framing of climate change is self-defeating because it alienates and polarizes many people. And exaggerating climate change… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
It was only with the rise of capitalism and the need for workers to be freer, more mobile, and prosperous, that societies were able… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
If solar and wind farms are needed to protect the natural environment, why do they so often destroy it? — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Chernobyl' is supposedly about the lies, arrogance, and suppression of criticism under Communism, but the mini-series portrays life in the Soviet Union in the… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
What we need to talk about is what we want America to look like: what a sustainable, economically prosperous America looks like in the… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Hawks and doves have long found common ground opposing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
