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 rectitude, name-calling, populist rhetoric, ideological purity, demonization of the opposition, total inability to  negotiate with the loyal opposition, and poor understanding of basic global economic development. Steve [...]

By |2017-10-29T09:30:02-05:00October 28th, 2017|Categories: Energy, Environment, Thought Piece|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Liberal Commentator: Death Threats Against EPA Director Make Sense

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 Island. The five 6-megawatt wind turbines are expected to produce more energy than Block Island needs. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) The narrative about emissions reduction [...]

By |2017-10-13T22:36:31-05:00October 6th, 2017|Categories: Energy, Environment, Thought Piece|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on The U.S. Is Breaking Clean Energy Records Even As Trump Doubles Down On Fossil Fuels

EPA’s Clean Power Plan and its Many, Many, Many Flaws

[I have up-dated a piece I wrote last year, "EPA's Clean Power Plan and its Moment of Truth." While many people seemingly have forgotten that it was a legalistic nightmare, I think it is important to revisit its many flaws. Ultimately, it was an over-politicized document in search of national problem. Even Gina McCarthy admitted that the Clean Power [...]

By |2017-04-03T22:53:34-05:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: Energy, Environment, Original Heins|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on EPA’s Clean Power Plan and its Many, Many, Many Flaws