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Federalism “seldom forces anyone to act but consistently opposes action…does not destroy things but rather prevents them from coming into being.”

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [Thanks to a fellow admirer of Tocqueville, I was sent the following piece. While Tocqueville was wildly wrong about some things in America, nobody has done a better job of analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of democracy, especially as it appears in America.  Steve] The End of Democracy in America Tocqueville foresaw [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:51:14-05:00October 18th, 2016|Categories: Energy, Thought Piece|Tags: |Comments Off on Federalism “seldom forces anyone to act but consistently opposes action…does not destroy things but rather prevents them from coming into being.”
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“Congress Can Save the Internet” Why make authoritarians happy by giving them the power to censor websites globally, including in the U.S.?

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [Given the fact that the White House and the FCC has been so adamant about "Net Neutrality," it is intellectually unimaginable that they would even consider throwing ICANN to international wolves of authoritarians and their control.  Steve] Congress Can Save the Internet The White House will end U.S. oversight at month’s [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:55:51-05:00September 12th, 2016|Categories: Communication, Thought Piece|Tags: , |Comments Off on “Congress Can Save the Internet” Why make authoritarians happy by giving them the power to censor websites globally, including in the U.S.?
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“Harmonize This, Eurocrats” The tax attack on Apple serves the EU’s dream of never having to change.

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [EU tries the claw back of all claw backs. The Irish have the lowest corporate tax rate in the EU, so savvy international companies locate their European corporate offices there. To kill two birds with one stone, the EU is attempting to punish Apple and Ireland, while fattening the EU's revenue stream. [...]

By |2016-12-14T12:57:07-05:00September 8th, 2016|Categories: Thought Piece|Comments Off on “Harmonize This, Eurocrats” The tax attack on Apple serves the EU’s dream of never having to change.
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“Schneiderman’s Climate Secrets,” How Long Will New York’s Attorney General try to hide his environmental crusade?

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [New York's Attorney General Schneiderman seems to believe that it is alright to conduct a witch hunt with one-sided transparency, which I would argue is a distorted mirror of biblical proportion. Steve]  Schneiderman’s Climate Secrets What is New York’s Attorney General trying to hide? Aug. 31, 2016 12:00 a.m. ET, Wall Street Journal Editorial When [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:54:09-05:00September 1st, 2016|Categories: Energy, Environment, Thought Piece|Tags: , |Comments Off on “Schneiderman’s Climate Secrets,” How Long Will New York’s Attorney General try to hide his environmental crusade?
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“Will Environmentalists Bring The American Oil Industry To A Halt Again?” Will the environmental media’s biased view prevail over US energy policy?

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [For an example of a certain amount of media bias, you should do a Google search for "recent EPA Colorado spill" and "Johns Hopkins fracking study." Yes, there was a recent EPA Colorado spill; and, no, there is no real evidence about fracking and headaches in Johns Hopkins recent study. The differences between the [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:54:10-05:00August 28th, 2016|Categories: Energy, Environment, Thought Piece|Tags: , |1 Comment
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Within the Last Year, EPA Spills for Third Time in Colorado : EPA announcement took 2 1/2 days this time, better than the 6 days for Animus Spill.

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins  [I wrote the following piece, "Do the Colorado Toxic Spills Foretell Nightmares for the EPA?", after attending the Senate Hearing and House hearings last September about the Animas Toxic Accident in Colorado. I couldn't help noticing that the EPA's Janet McCabe (director of the Clean Power Plan) used the same strategy last week as [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:54:10-05:00August 27th, 2016|Categories: Environment, Thought Piece|Tags: |Comments Off on Within the Last Year, EPA Spills for Third Time in Colorado : EPA announcement took 2 1/2 days this time, better than the 6 days for Animus Spill.
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“Natural Gas Is Not A Bridge Fuel, It’s A Death Sentence:” “it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with an ignorant person.” Bill Murray

Though Piece by Stephen Heins ["It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with an ignorant person." Bill Murray Sorry to say, but Steve Hanley's opinion piece comes very close to displaying a total ignorance on the subject of Natural Gas and Fracking. One can't [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:51:15-05:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: Energy, Thought Piece|Tags: |Comments Off on “Natural Gas Is Not A Bridge Fuel, It’s A Death Sentence:” “it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with an ignorant person.” Bill Murray
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“Last Call for the Open Internet” A two-year effort to find an alternative to U.S. oversight of Icann has produced only uncertainty.

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [Frankly, I can't see how making the Internet into another United Nations, especially given the fact only 160 nations support "open access," unedited and unpolitical, makes any sense. It would mean that 40 or so oppressive governments will prevent their country's people from access to the global community and its robust, [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:55:51-05:00August 17th, 2016|Categories: Communication, Thought Piece|Tags: , |Comments Off on “Last Call for the Open Internet” A two-year effort to find an alternative to U.S. oversight of Icann has produced only uncertainty.
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WSJ: “The FCC Gets Throttled” The US Courts Continue to Push Back Against Politicized Federal Agencies Who Are Operating Without A Mandate.

Thought Piece by Stephen Heins [The herd of elephants in the FCC's Boardroom is the rapid convergence of energy, technology and broadband (aka The Internet of Things). However, the IOT will require Big Data, Big Infrastructure, Big Technology and Really Big Broadband. Too little of which the US has today in this over-regulated climate. That said, the current FCC can't stop [...]

By |2016-12-14T12:57:25-05:00August 11th, 2016|Categories: Thought Piece|Comments Off on WSJ: “The FCC Gets Throttled” The US Courts Continue to Push Back Against Politicized Federal Agencies Who Are Operating Without A Mandate.
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“Letter shows ‘#ExxonKnew’ Attorneys General caught up in unlawful collusion” Where is Al Gore? Where is the media coverage?

Thought piece by Stephen Heins [Where is Al Gore, who should respond to this story? Where is media coverage, including the environmental media, who also should respond to this ruling? This may be a classic example of climate change bias, especially given the coverage of the original media event. "Consensus" has no place in science, consensus only plays a [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:54:10-05:00August 10th, 2016|Categories: Energy, Environment, Thought Piece|Tags: , |Comments Off on “Letter shows ‘#ExxonKnew’ Attorneys General caught up in unlawful collusion” Where is Al Gore? Where is the media coverage?
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