“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
Trump’s EPA Under Attack By Taxpayer Funded PBS
Thought Piece This is the most slanted expose ever done by PBS. Balanced reporting is no where to be found. It must have been written by Gina McCarthy and [...]
Will Questioning Climate Change Become Illegal in Canada?
Thought Piece This trope about banning any debate over climate change should please Michael Mann and Gina McCarthy. Maybe, he can give another anti-intellectual speech at the University of [...]
The Clean Power Plan’s Counterfeit Benefits
Thought Piece [The Clean Power Plan’s Counterfeit Benefits,” by Steve Milloy, who has done great work demonstrating the EPA’s environmental politicization, climate change dogma, and the cozy relationships between [...]
The Obama EPA’s Crooked Prosecutors
Thought Piece This is another great expose by Paul Driessen, although Paul sent out a correction: It was Lisa Jackson who was Gina Mccarthy’s predecessor, not Carol Browner. It [...]
Madam Ex-Secretary McCarthy: A Humble Public Servant is Wise
Madam Ex-Secretary McCarthy: A Humble Public Servant is Wise Madam Ex-Secretary McCarthy: A Humble Public Servant is Wise By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, LLC As a more active [...]
Politicized Sustainability Threatens Planet and People
Thought Piece Remaining sustainable, no matter one’s efforts, involves the unforeseeable future along with technology risk, including the disruption of further innovation in energy and renewables, which may outdate [...]
Academic freedom lecturer takes on claims of climate change deniers
Thought Piece Clearly, Penn State University’s Professor Michael Mann has no sense of humor, nor does he have a sense of irony. Speaking at the “Lecture on Academic and [...]
The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks
Thought Piece This is a piece written by friend Ken Silverstein in 2013. Needless to say, none of the major media picked it up. Ken is a moderate kind [...]
The U.S. Is Breaking Clean Energy Records Even As Trump Doubles Down On Fossil Fuels
Thought Piece NEW SHOREHAM, RI - SEPTEMBER 22: The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm stands 3 miles off of Block Island on September 22, 2016 New Shoreham, Rhode [...]
Yahoo now thinks all 3B accounts were impacted by 2013 breach, not 1B as thought
Thought Piece SUNNYVALE, CA - MAY 23: A sign is posted in front of the Yahoo! headquarters on May 23, 2014 in Sunnyvale, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty [...]
You can now become a ‘prosumer’ with blockchain in energy
Thought Piece Thanks to this meaningful posting. I gave a speech on the “Virtual Power Plant” over a decade ago. The basic idea was to measure and verify the [...]
North Dakota Supreme Court Reverses and Remands Wilkinson v. Board of University and School Lands Decision
Thought Piece Here is an interesting case regarding mineral rights and governmental “takings.” It is not clear what legal effect it will have on broader cases of mineral rights [...]
How Opera Inspired Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’
Thought Piece Walt contained “multitudes” with great magnanimity. Even in his time as the first "male nurse" during the Civil War, he provided a poet’s sympathy, writing materials, small [...]
Perry proposes regulatory overhaul to boost coal, nuclear
Thought Piece Given how politicized and single-minded the EPA has been since they started writing the first draft of the Clean Power Plan in 2009, several of us believe [...]
What Natural Disasters Should Teach Us
Thought Piece Here is another thoughtful piece from friend Steven Lyazi from Kampala, Uganda. Steven continues to remind Americans that the real problems of Africa will not be solved [...]
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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