“All renewables thus require a material throughput - from mining to pro...” — Michael Shellenberger Quote

“All renewables thus require a material throughput - from mining to processing to installing to disposing of the materials later as waste - that is orders of magnitude larger than for non-renewable energy sources.”

“I actually argue that renewables are worse than fossil fuels. It's a physical manifestation of lower power densities. More land, more materials, more mining, more metals, more waste.”

“Environmentalism, apocalyptic environmentalism in particular, has become the dominant religion of supposedly secular people in the West.”

“What my voting record reflects is constantly looking to improve the amount of resources we having going into research, development, and prototypes we have going into renewable energy sources.”

“Most people think of solar and wind as new energy sources. In fact, they are two of our oldest.”

“We've offered direct financial support for a range of renewable energy sources, whether it be large-scale solar, whether it be geothermal, whether it be wave power or wind power.”