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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.

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Energy & Environmental Review: September 15, 2025

By -- September 15, 2025

This post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, a free fortnightly published by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. Droz is also the author of the popular Substack Critically Thinking About Select Societal Issues.

Unreliables (General):
*** New York State Cancels Critical Transmission Project for “Clean Energy”
*** AI Could Vaporize Green Energy Hallucinations
Cross-Regional Analysis of Renewable and Dispatchable Energy Sources
Failures of the renewables transition era are insults to taxpayers

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** US DOI Plans to Revoke More Permits; White House Seeking to Engage DHHS?
Offshore wind has no future in the U.S., Interior Secretary says

Wind Energy — Other:
Belgian Wind Project Vetoed; Global Total Of Renewable Rejections Hits 1,104

Solar Energy:
China Tackles Price Wars as Bloated Solar Sector Amasses Huge Losses

Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** Virginia Staff Sees Need for More Gas Because Wind Will “Collapse”
Energy Experts Say Trump ‘Absolutely Deserves Credit’ For US Producing More Oil Than ‘Any Nation On Earth’

Manmade Global Warming:
*** Study: Sea Level Rise Not Caused by Climate Change
*** Where Are All The Hurricanes?

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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.
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Europe: AI Development or Net Zero?

By Steve Goreham -- September 10, 2025
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ENTRA1: Mystery Company Behind NuScale/TVA Nuclear Megadeal

By Kennedy Maize -- September 9, 2025
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Solar Bust: PosiGen Joins SunPower, Sunnova, Mosaic Solar

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 8, 2025
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‘Climate Forward’ Conference in NYT asks for Questions (wake ahead?)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 5, 2025
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New York Times on Climate: Now (2025) and Then (1988)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 4, 2025
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A Welcome Farewell: Solar Crony Leaves Shell (false virtue on display)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 3, 2025
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Energy & Environmental Review: September 2, 2025

By -- September 2, 2025
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