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National Clean Energy Week: Re-education Please

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 16, 2025

Perhaps it is a last stand and, in some respects, a wake. The “Policymakers Symposium” scheduled for September 17-18 in New York City is described as follows:

National Clean Energy Week is a celebration of the policies, industries, and innovations that power our daily lives while producing no or very little greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the very real technological and political challenges, a clean energy future is in our reach and America is ready to lead the way. Whether attending the flagship Policymakers Symposium or hosting your own celebration, please join us in recognition of all that clean energy can bring: energy independence and economic prosperity.

The pitch?

Register now for the National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium and secure your place among the policymakers, business leaders and innovators driving change.

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

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