GOP embraces liberal environmentalism skeptic with radical plan for nuclear energy

Michael Shellenberger, a self-described liberal Democrat who is critical of mainstream environmentalism, is betting on nuclear energy as the dominant fuel of the future.

Shellenberger’s views and his status as a critic of climate change “alarmists” are being embraced by House Republicans, who invited him to testify as their witness at a hearing Tuesday afternoon held by a special climate committee.

He pushes ideas that go beyond what other pro-nuclear advocates and Republican supporters propose, envisioning a smaller role, if any at all, for other zero-emission energy sources such as...