First Draft News, a now-defunct nonprofit that left-wing billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations funded, played a key role in Twitter’s preparation to shut down the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, according to internal documents published by author Michael Shellenberger as part of Elon Musk’s “Twitter Files.” The Aspen Institute hosted a September 2020 training…
Soros-Funded Nonprofit Played Key Role in Twitter’s Preparation for Dealing With Hunter Biden Story, Docs Reveal
December 20, 2022
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Plastics Shouldn’t Be Recycled, Environmentalist Says Amid Secret Plastics Stockpiling
November 9, 2022
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California-based ecomodernist Michael Shellenberger has said that the collapse of Australia’s largest plastic bag recycling program was expected as plastics cannot be recycled and are often shipped to poor nations where it risks being dumped into the ocean. It comes amid revelations that the REDcycle team was stockpiling instead of recycling millions of soft plastics—plastic…
The Renewable Energy ‘Paradox’: A More Costly Way Forward
October 6, 2022
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A California-based leading eco-modernist has disputed the widespread claim that renewables are a cheap and clean energy source, arguing that it’s the opposite. Michael Shellenberger, founder of Environmental Progress, said one of the “most misleading ways that renewable salespeople sell their technology” is they claim the electricity produced by wind and solar is cheaper. However,…
Australia’s National Postal Service Sets 2050 Net-Zero Target
October 5, 2022
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Australia’s national postal service will aim to reach net-zero by 2050, under a new sustainability road map released on Oct. 5. The move will make Australia Post the first government business enterprise to set a net-zero emissions target and will see the organisation roll out a series of initiatives aimed at decarbonising its operations. It…
Global Environment in Much Better Shape Than We’re Led to Believe, Says Ecomodernist
October 4, 2022
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The number of natural disasters is decreasing, contrary to the widespread belief that climate change poses an existential threat to humanity, said an American environmentalist. Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress and author of “The Death of Environmentalism,” attended CPAC Australia—the Conservative Political Action Conference in Sydney on Oct. 1. He pointed out in his…
How San Francisco Creates More Homeless While Championing Equality | Michael Shellenberger
The city of San Francisco has over 8,000 homeless people with more than half of them living on the streets. Despite many previous attempts to contain this issue, the numbers continue to climb. My guest is Michael Shellenberger, author of the book “San Fransicko.” He discusses why he believes poor money management and public policies…
Author of ‘San Fran-sicko’ Michael Shellenberger Talks Recent Crime Wave, Prop. 47
San Francisco-native turned Berkeley resident Michael Shellenberger is no stranger to California’s progressive political climate. Identifying as a liberal himself, Shellenberger has seen the state change due to its progressive criminal justice policies. He argues these policies that loosen penalties for crime, push housing first for the homeless, and enable open air drug use coupled…
Author of ‘San Fransicko’ Michael Shellenberger Talks Recent Crime Wave, Prop. 47
San Francisco-native turned Berkeley resident Michael Shellenberger is no stranger to California’s progressive political climate. Identifying as a liberal himself, Shellenberger has seen the state change due to its progressive criminal justice policies. He argues these policies that loosen penalties for crime, push housing first for the homeless, and enable open air drug use coupled…
Climate Policy and the Expansion of Government Power
December 15, 2021
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News Analysis Christmastime is here—well, almost—but talk of global warming hasn’t slowed down with the cooling weather. In fact, it seems like concern about the climate influences everything these days. In Washington, the solidly Democratic House has given a divided but Democrat-controlled Senate an expensive new piece of legislation. The $2 trillion “Build Back Better…
Michael Shellenberger: The Root Cause of America’s Homelessness Epidemic and Why the Term ‘Homeless’ Is Misleading
October 28, 2021
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“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,” says Michael Shellenberger, author of “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.” In this episode, he breaks down the root causes behind the sprawling homeless encampments found…
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