Death of Environmentalism author to speak at Duke 10/17

Michael Shellenberger, co-author of Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility, will discuss and sign copies of his book at Duke University on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy, located on Science Drive on West Campus. (For directions, click here.)

The book builds on the ideas put forth by Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus in their controversial 2004 essay, "The Death of Environmentalism: Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World." Journalist Ross Gelbspan, author of Boiling Point and The Heat Is On, has praised the book for illuminating "a new and empowering politics for America" in which global warming is viewed not as a nightmare but as a challenge to build a more peaceful future.

Shellenberger co-directs the Breakthrough Institute, a progressive think tank, and co-founded American Environics, a research and strategy firm. In 2003, he also co-founded The Apollo Alliance, a coalition of Greens and trade unionists calling for a new Apollo Project to create millions of new clean energy jobs, free the United States from dependency on foreign oil, and re-establish the nation's economic leadership. He holds a master's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.