Tag: Michael Shellenberger

‘We’re Paying People’ to Be Homeless: Environmentalist

Government subsidies for homeless Americans can be more hurtful than helpful, according to Michael Shellenberger, an environmental author. “We have a situation here where we’re literally paying people in the form of cash, welfare, housing, and other services to live in tents on the street, use hard drugs, defecate publicly, and commit crimes,” he said…


‘We’re Paying People’ to Be Homeless: Michael Shellenberger, Author of ‘San Fransicko’

Government subsidies for homeless Americans can be more hurtful than helpful, according to Michael Shellenberger, author of “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.” “We have a situation here where we’re literally paying people in the form of cash, welfare, housing, and other services to live in tents on the street, use hard drugs, defecate publicly,…


Michael Shellenberger: Reports of a Coming Climate Catastrophe Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

“If you make your graph tall enough and you cherry-pick a particular period of time, you can make anything look scary. It’s really what they don’t show you,” says longtime environmental activist Michael Shellenberger. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres recently said a new U.N. climate change report was a “code red for humanity.” How should people…


Is California’s Green Energy Really Green? | Michael Shellenberger

The Biden Administration recently announced plans to open more than 250,000 acres off the California coast to wind development as part of a program to expand renewable energy nationwide. My returning guest today is Michael Shellenberger…described by Time Magazine “as a Hero of the Environment,” also Founder and President of Environmental Progress, and best-selling author…