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A Tribute to Audrey Streb: The Young Reporter Asking the Practical Questions
Tribute to Audrey Streb: The Young Reporter Asking the Practical Questions
By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Audrey Streb is still early in her career. Yet, she has already carved out space as an energy and politic...
Revisiting the ESG Iceberg: Costs, Cracks, and Accounting Imperfections Beneath the Gloss
Revisiting the ESG Iceberg: Costs, Cracks, and Accounting Imperfections Beneath the Gloss
By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
An ESG sustainability report can look impressive. Glossy certifications, ambitious targets...
A Tribute to Marcel Crok: Steady Hands on the Climate Watchdog
A Tribute to Marcel Crok: Steady Hands on the Climate Watchdog
By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Marcel Crok has spent more than twenty years doing something that used to be ordinary: asking questions and following...
The Attribution Problem with Europe’s Summer Heat Deaths
The Attribution Problem with Europe’s Summer Heat Deaths
By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Europe’s summer of 2026 has produced another alarming headline: roughly 50,000 heat-related deaths, with nearly two-thirds...
More “Good News” That Leaves the Lights Off: Jennifer Granholm celebrates falling renewable-energy costs. But cheap electricity generation is not the same as an affordable, reliable power system.
More “Good News” That Leaves the Lights Off
Jennifer Granholm celebrates falling renewable-energy costs. But cheap electricity generation is not the same as an affordable, reliable power system.
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