Michael Shellenberger

Michael D. Shellenberger (born 16 June 1971) is an American activist, author, and commentator on environmental policy. He is co-founder of the Breakthrough Institute and founder of Environmental Progress. Time magazine selected Shellenberger as one of its 'Heroes of the Environment' in 2008, in addition to receiving the Green Book Award that year. Shellenberger co-wrote The Death of Environmentalism (2004) and Break Through (2007) with Ted Nordhaus.