“Always precise, never pedantic.”
In a highly divided and partisan world, it is my intent to provide an even-handed view of the rapidly converging worlds of energy, technology and broadband, while avoiding silo thinking about any of them.
– Steve Heins
Currently open to consulting opportunities with an emerging energy company. Interested? Email: stephenheins@gmail.com
Energy
Energy
Clean energy and energy production are at the forefront of Steve’s attention.
Communication
Communication
Communication connectivity ties it together with “The Internet of Things”
Environment
Environment
Steve tackles relevant environmental issues like fracking and climate change.
Thought Pieces
The Future Is Dodgeball
Thought Piece During the last 20 years, I have attend well over 100 energy and 50 Internet/broadband conferences. This piece by Andy Kessler describes my evolving approach to being [...]
Sierra Club Asks Fed Court to Stop Atlantic Sunrise Construction
Thought Piece “We will continue to work to protect communities from the threat of fracked gas pollution,” said Sierra Club attorney Nathan Matthews. It is hard to retain a [...]
EPA’s new science advisor will bolster objectivity and transparency
Thought Piece Again, I will quote to express a historical worry of mine: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." [...]
Scott Pruitt Plans to Dismiss EPA’s Expert Scientific Advisors
Thought Piece See Video The lop-sided appointments by the previous EPA for its Clean Air Committees: The Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate Matter Review Panel where 24 of the 26 [...]
Sierra Club Lawsuit Against Cove Point, 2 Other LNG Plants Tossed
Thought Piece I use to be a member of the Sierra Club and I am a great admirer of fellow Wisconsinite John Muir, but I haven’t been able to [...]
UGLY: Disputing peer review by lawsuit
Thought Piece I am rendered speechless, so I let John Stuart Mill speak for me: “The particular evil of silencing of an expression of an opinion.” Steve UGLY: Disputing [...]
12 Facts You Need to Know About the INTERNET of THINGS
Thought Piece ServiceMax and GE understand the current complexities of wireless broadband, Internet access and the innovation of technology, also known as the Internet of Things. They have avoided [...]
The Clean Power Plan Is Irrelevant
Thought Piece Environmentalists have been taken by surprise by the remarkable shale oil evolution over the last decade and its benefits to the global environment and international economic development. [...]
New Rules for More Media Competition
Thought Piece I have been watching the FCC for the last twenty plus years, from the Telecommunication Act of 1996 onward. In fact, I have watched in horror when [...]
Liberal Commentator: Death Threats Against EPA Director Make Sense
Thought Piece For the record, the Clean Power Plan is a great example of undemocratic regulation, environmental extremism, faulty constitutional thinking, media manipulation, extensive use of executive orders, moral [...]
The Lancet Commission on pollution and health
Thought Piece After reading the recently published Lancet Report for the first time, I am struck by a few thoughts: The narrative of the study could have been written [...]
EPA Chief Set to Bar Government-Funded Experts From Agency’s Science Panels
Thought Piece It surely is time to end the inherent conflict of interest between appointed experts and government grants. One would hope that the funding-bias, so visible in many [...]
Pollution kills 9 million people each year, new study finds
Thought Piece I am not shocked about the information provided by the recent pollution study, but I am bothered that Ex-EPA’s Gina McCarthy reveals her prejudices and anti-intellectualism in [...]
WINNING: EPA to reform its science advisory boards
Thought Piece A humble scientist is a wise scientist. Anyone making predictions should heed the words of the great philosopher Casey Stengel: "Don't make prediction especially about the future." [...]
A CNN Smear
Thought Piece CNN and PBS pretend to do environmental exposes, recently. The quality of their reporting and one-sidedness of environmental dogma has become intellectually embarrassing, with almost no real [...]
Allies
Greg Wrightstone
Eco-Imperialism by Paul Driessen
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Recommendations
I am privileged to recommend Stephen Heins for any marketing, media or writing assignment. Steve is an accomplished observer, researcher and writer and doesn’t come to the title of “Word Merchant” without considerable warrant. Read More
Tom Shepstone, Shepstone Management Company, Inc.It is with great honor and enthusiasm that I recommend Stephen Heins as a hard working researcher and gifted writer. While I have known Stephen for only about six months, I’ve read many of his works and have been engaged in numerous great discussions with him on matters involving energy, the environment and the internet. Read More
I am pleased to recommend Stephen Heins as a researcher and writer. As a former commissioner on the Maryland Public Service Commission and current senior administrative law judge with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, I am most familiar with Mr. Heins’ work in the energy field. Read More
I’ve known Steve Heins for at least 5 years and can say without a doubt that he a gentleman of the first order: always professional and always respectful, even if he disagrees with your perspective. Read More
Ken Silverstein, Editor - Environmental Leader; Writer - ForbesHeins believes he has the answer to most questions, but even when he does not, he is never in doubt and expresses his position with clarity and humor. He attracts his audience with an attention getting device, engages it with thoughtful comments and examples… Read More
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