Michael Shellenberger

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American writer; co-founded the Breakthrough Institute in 2003 and founded Environmental Progress in 2016. Author of Apocalypse Never (2020) and San Fransicko (2021); publishes Public, a newsletter on politics, energy and free speech.

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energy 12

Nuclear energy is necessary to address climate change, protect the environment, and lift people out of poverty.
Over-investment in unreliable renewables and underinvestment in nuclear, hydro-electricity, and natural gas resulted in energy shortages and rising electricity prices.

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nuclear power 7

Nuclear energy is necessary to address climate change, protect the environment, and lift people out of poverty.
Only baseload hydro-electric and nuclear power plants can replace fossil fuels.

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America 3

The continued expansion of weather-dependent renewables will increase electricity costs and blackouts across the United States.
Expanding nuclear power could reduce the need for President Biden's renewable energy agenda.

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solar 3

The Clean Energy Performance Program would have increased electricity prices, blackouts, and US dependence on Chinese-made solar panels.
The true cost of solar electricity will rise four-fold when the high cost of managing toxic solar panel waste is accounted for.

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climate change 2

Nuclear energy is necessary to address climate change, protect the environment, and lift people out of poverty.
The US can expand nuclear energy from 19% to 30% of electricity by 2030 and 50% by 2050.

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