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Dessler “Unhinged” at CO2/Climate Optimism Report (“doomism” under siege)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 11, 2025

“Personal character matters for scientific transparency and honesty. Andrew Dessler does not pass the temperament test in a field of unsettled causality and ambiguous data.”

The intellectual case for CO2/climate optimism in place of doomism and despair is straightforward. As neatly summarized by Steven Koonin (a ‘climate flat earther‘ to Andrew Dessler) in the Wall Street Journal:

  • Elevated carbon-dioxide levels enhance plant growth, contributing to global greening and increased agricultural productivity.
  • Complex climate models provide limited guidance on the climate’s response to rising carbon-dioxide levels. Overly sensitive models, often using extreme scenarios, have exaggerated future warming projections and consequences.
  • Data aggregated over the continental U.S. show no significant longterm trends in most extreme weather events. Claims of more frequent or intense hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and dryness in America aren’t supported by historical records.

Solar Bust: PosiGen Joins SunPower, Sunnova, Mosaic Solar

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 8, 2025

“Maybe ending dues to the Solar Energy Industries Association is part of the ‘soft costs’ that need to go. After all, other solar executives, including David Bergeron of  SunDanzer Development, never joined SEIA for this reason.”

An adage of political economy is that the market picks winners, leaving losers for government. Residential solar is no exception. The grim news continues with PosiGen, a company “making solar panel leasing accessible and affordable for all homeowners, regardless of their credit score or income level.”

The story is told by Ryan Kennedy in pv magazine USA, Residential Solar Installer PosiGen Ceases “most of its operations” (August 26, 2025).

Residential solar installer Posigen announced it will cease most of its operations through the United States, effective immediately. The company cited “significant financial difficulties” in a WARN Act termination notice to its employees.

‘Climate Forward’ Conference in NYT asks for Questions (wake ahead?)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 5, 2025

The New York Times, the climate alarmist paper of record, is sponsoring the “Climate Forward” conference in New York City on Wednesday September 24th. Will it be a wake? Consider the latest promotional push by Times reporter David Gelles:

“This has been perhaps one of the most consequential years ever for United States climate policy,” he notes, promising “frank discussions about what it all means.”

Announced Speakers

The announced speakers are fringe: Brian Schatz (Senate Democrat, Hawaii); Abigail Dillen (Earthjustice); Scott Strazik, (GE Vernova); Manish Bapna, (Natural Resources Defense Council)and Bob Mumgaard (Commonwealth Fusion Systems).

Where is everybody? Will Al Gore and John Kerry appear to rally the demoralized? Michael “Climategate” Mann? What about Angry Joe Romm? John Holdren? Jigar Shaw and Jennifer Granholm of Biden’s U.S.…

New York Times on Climate: Now (2025) and Then (1988)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 4, 2025

A Welcome Farewell: Solar Crony Leaves Shell (false virtue on display)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 3, 2025

Energy & Labor Saving Day

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 31, 2025

“A Promise to be Biased for Houston” (Houston Chronicle deflects its Left Progressivism)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 28, 2025

Fussing and Troubles in COP Land

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 27, 2025

Revolution Wind Stop Order: Remember Keystone XL (Obama) and LNG Exports (Biden)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 26, 2025

Angry Michael Mann Isolates Himself (climate exaggeration backfires)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 21, 2025