#46 An Environmentalist's Passionate Case for Nuclear Power: Michael Shellenberger

#46 An Environmentalist's Passionate Case for Nuclear Power: Michael Shellenberger

With the approach of Earth Day, this show looks at the cleanair, carbon-free case for nuclear power. And it challenges the viewheld by many environmentalists that the only way to save the planetis for all of us to get by with less.

Guest Michael Shellenberger is is coauthor of AnEcomodernist Manifesto, a which argues that human prosperityand an ecologically vibrant planet go hand-in-hand. In 2007,Michael received the Green Book Award and Time magazine's"Heroof the Environment."

His recent TEDx talk is "How Humans SaveNature." Nuclear power is an anathema to many of his fellowenvironmentalists, but Michael tells us its a crucial form ofenergy that "produces zero air and water pollution... There's nopollution that comes out of nuclear plants." He says that we canboost growth all over the world and still set aside more land fornature and wildlife. Michael makes argument that humans, who havecaused so much destruction to the planet, have the ingenuity tosave it.

Michael recently started a new group, EnvironmentalProgress.organd is the author of the book "BreakThrough: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics ofPossibility." He calls on those who care about the future ofthe planet to reject the language of limits and embrace possibilityand the aspirations of people around the world who strive toimprove their standard of living.

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