Michael Shellenberger

Michael D. Shellenberger (born June 16, 1971) is an author, journalist and professor.

Shellenberger authored Apocalypse Never (2020), about the environment, and San Fransicko (2021), about homelessness. Both books sparked significant debates and were both praised and critiqued by academics and journalists.

Shellenberger has been active in critiquing the environmental movement, offering alternative views on climate threats and policies. He contends that while global warming is a concern, it is "not the end of the world", and advocates for the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), industrial agriculture, fracking, and nuclear power as tools for environmental protection. Shellenberger ran for governor of California in 2018 and 2022, but was unsuccessful in both campaigns.

As of 2026 Shellenberger is on the faculty of the University of Austin in the area of "Politics, Censorship and Free Speech."