A Third Way on Climate
Investment, Development, & Global Warming

An Event with Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus
authors of "The Death of Environmentalism" & Break Through

Date: Tuesday, March 4th
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard


Shellenberger and Nordhaus, authors of the famous 2004 article "The Death of Environmentalism," will present their vision for a unified, investment and development-focused national energy future. Their recent book, Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility, details this message and the roles we can all play in a renewed "post-environmentalism" that unites human and environmental interests under a single cohesive platform.

Shellenberger and Nordhaus will discuss their policy proposals, the necessity of a new approach to environmental problems, and the specific ways in which young people stand poised to play a major role in the transitions necessary in the years ahead. They will discuss Breakthrough Generation -- a new youth initiative targeting the energy and innovation of young progressives and environmentalists, which is awarding ten $5,000 Fellowships to the country's top young organizers -- as well as opportunities for collaboration with their larger think tank, the Breakthrough Institute. Interested students should visit www.breakthroughgen.org.

Desserts and refreshments will be served.

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Reviews of Break Through:

"Best Global Warming Book of the Year"
--Public Radio International

"To win, Nordhaus and Shellenberger persuasively argue, environmentalists must stop congratulating themselves for their own willingness to confront inconvenient truths and must focus on building a politics of shared hope rather than relying on a politics of fear."
--New York Times

If heeded, Nordhaus and Shellenberger's call for an optimistic outlook -- embracing economic dynamism and creative potential -- will surely do more for the environment than any U.N. report or Nobel Prize."
--Wall Street Journal


"Convincing, resonant and hopeful."
--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"A Favorite of the Year"
--Newsday

"Top 10 Best Books of the Year"
--Boston Phoenix

"Important and Powerful."
--Stanford Social Innovation Review

"Nordhaus and Shellenberger have thrown down the gauntlet. Only new thinking and perhaps even a wholesale paradigm shift in conservation can meet their challenge."
--Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy