Oil War and Counter-War on Oil
While big price spikes in oil might be good for Big Oil in the short term, this just makes the economic argument for the clean energy transition that much clearer…
Author: David Guenette
Fossil Fuel Demand Growth Uber Alles
“I have been warning that the projected electricity demand for Artificial Intelligence is being celebrated by fossil fuel companies as a lifeline—an anchor allowing Big Oil to keep selling natural…
Figuring Out Climate Fiction
More academics at work on climate storytelling Everybody tries to figure things out, although what is being figured out is hardly the same for everyone. Nor is the method for…
The War on Big Oil
No, I’m not talking about the violence of war, although, in my upcoming Over Brooklyn Hills, Book Three in my literary climate fiction series the Steep Climes Quartet, I have…
Over Brooklyn Hills, Book Three of The Steep Climes Quartet
Over Brooklyn Hills now available for pre-order! As summer in 2035 approaches, an unrelenting heatwave settles over New York City and west to Lake Erie and south into parts of…
The Architecture of Obstruction
A Forensic Analysis of the Anti-Renewable Energy Countermovement What follows is an AI-generated report based on the following query to Gemini in the “Deep Research” mode: Identify and summarize studies,…
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…
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:…