Michael Shellenberger

What I find compelling about Shellenberger is not whether he is right, but that he refuses to let consensus go unexamined. Apocalypse Never and San Fransicko both detonated debates precisely because he pokes at sacred convictions, environmentalism and homelessness, from inside the data rather than outside it. As an editor I value provocateurs who force a field to defend its assumptions. He is divisive, sometimes uncomfortably so, and I do not agree with all of it. But a writer who reliably makes thoughtful people argue is doing genuine intellectual work, and his cultural anthropology training gives that contrarianism unexpected depth and discipline.

Name (English)

Michael Shellenberger

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・シェレンバーガー

Reading

まいける・しぇれんばーがー

Born

June 16, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

Origin

Colorado, United States

Occupation

author / environmentalist / cultural anthropologist / ecologist / environmental scientist

High school

Greeley Central High School

University

Earlham College

Awards & achievements

• Heroes of the Environment

• Official sitehttps://www.shellenberger.org/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shellenberger/
• Xhttps://x.com/ShellenbergerMD
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Shellenberger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6834344

Tags

• Colorado
• author
• environmentalist
• cultural anthropologist

Last updated

2026-06-20

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