“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
DEP Says Shale Gas Air Impacts Limited, But Fractivists Deny Reality
Thought Piece The Executive Director of the Clean Air Council, Joseph Otis Minott, had the nerve to respond to a recently published report by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental [...]
Standing Rock Redux
Thought Piece Our nation’s infrastructure needs updating for many environmental reasons, as mentioned in this Wall Street Journal editorial; and yet, many local, state and national voices are opposing [...]
IEA warns of ‘worrying trend’ as global investment in renewables falls
Thought Piece IEA’s definition of renewables is hydro, wind and solar, which sounds more like a political slogan. That said, emission reductions come in many forms: My clean energy [...]
Building for the future: West Virginia leads the nation in construction employment
Thought Piece As I have said before, I believe that unconventional oil has become the center of the US economic renaissance, because it has three separate revenue streams: natural [...]
America’s Oil And Gas Boom Is Spreading Through The Country
Thought Piece As we watch the slow, tortuous process of England approving its first hydro-fracking well, it is worth mentioning that “America’s Oil and Gas Boom is Spreading Through [...]
The Problem With Innovation: The Biggest Companies Are Hogging All the Gains
Thought Piece “Since the industrial revolution, major innovations have filtered from company to company and industry to industry. Not anymore, and that’s a problem.” It is worth mentioning that [...]
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL FORCE THE POOR FROM THEIR HOMES
Thought Piece Harvard, like the rest of the Ivy League and the media, is broken. There is an embarrassing amount of certainty in this study about the distant future. [...]
WINNING: Arizona Appellate Court decides Hockey Stick emails must be released
Thought Piece FINALLY, TRANSPARENCY: SECRET COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT MICHAEL MANN’S HOCKEY STICK MAY FINALLY BECOME TRANSPARENT. Craig Richardson, president of E & E Legal Institute, (during the Weekly Word radio [...]
Oil’s New Technology Spells End of Boom for Roughnecks
Thought Piece Technology has undermined one of the last high-paying blue-collar jobs: “You can’t just start out swinging and hauling iron anymore.” Natural gas is a long, long, wide, [...]
A Reflection on the Wannabe Kings of Environmentalism Activism
Thought Piece The idea that “climate change disputers are actually innovation pessimists” has been circulating around climate alarmists circles lately. Frankly, I think that they have it ass backwards: [...]
Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law (MJEL)
Thought Piece Offshore construction platform for production oil and gas, Oil and gas industry and hard work,Production platform and operation process by manual and auto function, oil and [...]
Five Things To Know About New EDF Methane Study
Thought Piece "It’s final. The EDF has revealed itself to have totally lost its objectivity, if not its media credibility: Even the Wall Street Journal has taken the new [...]
LNG Projects Happening Across World Equal Opportunity Here at Home
Thought Piece This is a thoughtful, informed piece about LNG growth internationally. As usual, writing with clarity and research depth, Tom Shepstone has reported on NG, LNG, economics, economic [...]
The Pope’s Misguided War On Fossil Fuels
Thought Piece A humble Pope is a worldly Pope. Just like a humble scientist is a wise scientist. Let's admit that there are many, many people in the world [...]
FERC Denies Rehearing Request for Mountain Valley Pipe 3-2
Thought Piece Thinking like the majority of FERC Commissioners ruled, I disagree with the Blue Virginia’s editorial response to the ruling, but I am quite impressed by the Marcellus [...]
Allies
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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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