Some amount of fear of nuclear weapons is necessary for nuclear deterrence to work. — Michael Shellenberger Deterrence Copy Share Image
The flip side of renewables' low energy density is their low return on energy invested. — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
Hypocrisy is the ultimate power move. It is a way of demonstrating that one plays by a different set of rules from… — Michael Shellenberger Common people Copy Share Image
Hawks and doves have long found common ground opposing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states. — Michael Shellenberger Common ground Copy Share Image
Nuclear is the largest source of clean, carbon-free power in rich nations, and the science shows it is the safest way to… — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
If you want to save the natural environment, you just use nuclear. You grow more food on less land, and people live… — Michael Shellenberger Environment Copy Share Image
Climate change is an issue I care passionately about and have dedicated a significant portion of my life to addressing. — Michael Shellenberger Change Copy Share Image
If solar and wind farms are needed to protect the natural environment, why do they so often destroy it? — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
The underlying problem with solar and wind is that they are too unreliable and energy-dilute. — Michael Shellenberger Problem Copy Share Image
The producers of 'Chernobyl' should tell the truth: the accident demonstrates the relative safety, not danger, of nuclear power. — Michael Shellenberger Accident 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… — Michael Shellenberger 21st century Copy Share Image
Solar and wind advocates say cheaper solar panels and wind turbines will make the future growth in renewables cheaper than past growth… — Michael Shellenberger Believe 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… — Michael Shellenberger Climate 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 Climate 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… — Michael Shellenberger Arrogance Copy Share Image
Before progressives were apocalyptic about climate change they were apocalyptic about nuclear energy. Then, after the Cold War ended, and the threat… — Michael Shellenberger Change 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… — Michael Shellenberger Capitalism Copy Share Image
Nuclear is the only energy source that has proven capable of fully replacing fossil fuels at low-cost in wealthy nations. While hydro-electric… — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
Privately, many climate and energy experts admit that the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to decarbonize energy supplies is with nuclear power. — Michael Shellenberger Admit Copy Share Image
Like many environmental documentaries, 'Planet of Humans' endorses debunked Malthusian ideas that the world is running out of energy. — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
Recognizing nuclear as renewable, and saving Diablo Canyon, would be a bold move for Governor Newsom. It would upset his traditional anti-nuclear… — Michael Shellenberger Allies Copy Share Image
Most people think of solar and wind as new energy sources. In fact, they are two of our oldest. — Michael Shellenberger Climate 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… — Michael Shellenberger Energy Copy Share Image
While some wars are planned, others result from each side retaliating in ways it views as proportionate but viewed by the other… — Michael Shellenberger Disproportionate Copy Share Image
Only nuclear can lift all humans out of poverty while saving the natural environment. Nothing else - not coal, not solar, not… — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
Climate change is happening. It's just not the end of the world. It's not even our most serious environmental problem. — Michael Shellenberger Change Copy Share Image
There are major groups, including the Sierra Club, that support efforts to deprive poor countries of energy. — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
When climate goes away as an apocalyptic concern, something else will emerge. No doubt about it. — Michael Shellenberger About Copy Share Image
Climate change has completely overshadowed the conservation concerns that used to be so important to the Democratic Party. — Michael Shellenberger Change Copy Share Image
Environmentalism, apocalyptic environmentalism in particular, has become the dominant religion of supposedly secular people in the West. — Michael Shellenberger Become Copy Share Image
Journalists and activists alike have an obligation to describe environmental problems honestly and accurately, even if they fear doing so will reduce… — Michael Shellenberger Environmental Copy Share Image
Normally skeptical journalists routinely give renewables a pass. The reason isn't because they don't know how to report critically on energy -… — Michael Shellenberger Climate Copy Share Image
We have good examples of successful adaptation to rising sea levels. The Netherlands became a wealthy nation despite having one-third of its… — Michael Shellenberger Good 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 Electricity 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… — Michael Shellenberger Change 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.… — Michael Shellenberger Bad Copy Share Image
We should be concerned about the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations, without question. There is nothing automatic about adaptation. But… — Michael Shellenberger Adaptation Copy Share Image
Hydroelectric dams remain the way many poor countries gain access to reliable electricity, and both solar and wind might be worthwhile in… — Michael Shellenberger Change Copy Share Image
