Is Climate Hope Fiction Hopeless?
Climate fiction that points to a new mankind in the future isn’t bothering to mention that your hair is on fire today or, for that matter, there’s a bucket of…
Author: David Guenette
AI is Giving Me Gas
Behold the wonder of climate denial in the planned expansion of new gas generation plants I’ve been saying that AI’s projected electricity demand is celebrated by fossil fuel companies because…
What is the State of States’ Efforts to Make Home Solar and BESS Easier and Cheaper?
Red Tape, Not Technology, Is the Biggest Threat These days the American solar industry finds itself in a paradox. The technology has never been better, cheaper, or more essential to…
Strategic Report: The U.S. Clean Energy Transition and Re-Industrialization (2026–2028)
I. The 119th Congress: Permitting and the “Abundance” Pivot (2025–2026) 1 II. Re-Industrialization and Supply Chain Security. 2 III. Analytical Conclusion: Political Capture Prospects. 3 1. Democratic Capture in 2026:…
Climate Fiction, Climate Fantasy: What’s the right mix of hope and disappointment?
In the Steep Climes Quartet, my literary climate fiction series that spans from 2026, 2029, 2035, and 2047, one important focus is imaging how we get from where we are…
American Oil Marches On
Trump may be leading the parade, but the only way fossil fuel conspiracy prevails is if America fails When it comes to Trump, it’s definitely a good news/bad news situation.…
Let’s Talk About Climate Optimism and Hope That We Can Write About Doing Something About Climate Change
A main concern of climate fiction, at least if you’re inclined to read academic essays or delve into an analysis of The Climate Fiction Writers League, is to build stories…
How Do I (Big Oil) Love Thee (Big Oil)? Let Me Count the Money, Despite the Costs
The fossil fuel industry’s war against the world Sure, the fossil fuel industry is powerful, but this only means we should go after it as hard as we can.…
The Edge of the Grid: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Regulatory, Technical, and Economic Conditions for DER and VPP Deployment (2025–2030)
Executive Analysis: The Triad of Modernization The transformation of the American electrical grid from a centralized, unidirectional system into a distributed, multi-directional network represents one of the most complex industrial…
Climate Fiction, Optimism, and Realism
“On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling: A Roundtable on Our Climate Futures with Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi,…