# conflict interest (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover conflict interest. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Tribute to Douglas Sandridge and His Substack Energy Ruminations](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-douglas-sandridge-and) _2026-08-21 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [A Tribute to Scott Lathrop: Bridging Tribal Sovereignty and Nuclear Opportunity](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-scott-lathrop-bridging) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [The patchy economic recovery still lacks robust “animal spirits”](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/the-patchy-economic-recovery-still) _2026-08-20 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ Wall Street’s bull. ## [When Are We Going to Stop Treating the Green Industrial Complex Like the Fourth Branch of Government?](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/when-are-we-going-to-stop-treating-5c5) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [Europe’s Hospitals Roast While Policymakers Quibble and Asia Builds Coal: The Inhumanity of Net Zero](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/europes-hospitals-roast-while-policymakers) _2026-08-19 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [A Tribute to Ken Yagelski: From Purdue to the Power Grid](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-ken-yagelski-from-purdue) _2026-08-19 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [Energy Humanism’s Most Valuable Player Award — Week of August 18, 2026](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/energy-humanisms-most-valuable-player) _2026-08-18 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ Inaugural Recipient: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ## [Announcing the Energy Humanism’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/announcing-the-energy-humanisms-most) _2026-08-18 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ Weekly recognition of the individual who did the most to advance energy humanism that week. ## [Reputational damage from US recall compounds A2’s supply chain woes](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/reputational-damage-from-us-recall) _2026-08-17 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ A2 expects it will take until the beginning of its 2027 financial year to recover its market share losses in China. ## [Climate NGOs and Foundations: The Hidden Conflicts of Interest](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/climate-ngos-and-foundations-the) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PBsR9QM6fOTc) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [A Tribute to Marc Morano: The Relentless Archivist of Climate Realism](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-marc-morano-the-relentless) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [I am fundraising to bring energy humanism to the world at GoFundMe](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/i-am-fundraising-to-bring-energy) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-stephens-energy-mission ## [The Drax Delusion: How EU and UK Net Zero Accounting Defies Physics and Logic](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/the-drax-delusion-how-eu-and-uk-net) _2026-08-16 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [Whose KiwiSaver money is it anyway?](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/whose-kiwisaver-money-is-it-anyway) _2026-08-16 · Paul McBeth · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ The investment specialists are winning over more Kiwis, but the big banks are hardly done with the retirement savings vehicle. ## [A Tribute to Paul H. Tice: Wall Street Veteran, Truth-Teller, and Champion of Energy Realism](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-paul-h-tice-wall-street) _2026-08-16 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ## [A Tribute to “Energy Realities” Podcast: The Unfiltered Pulse of Energy News](https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-energy-realities-podcast) _2026-08-15 · Stephen Heins · The Word Merchant_ A Tribute to “Energy Realities” Podcast: The Unfiltered Pulse of Energy News ## [FMA board conflicts of interest are a feature, not a bug](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/fma-board-conflicts-of-interest-are) _2026-08-13 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ The Financial Markets Authority was designed deliberately to have a separate board and executive and it has processes in place to deal with inevitable conflicts of interest ## [A ray of light amid rampant censorship](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/a-ray-of-light-amid-rampant-censorship) _2026-08-10 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ Australia is fining women for recognising men who are men. Apparently, that’s “vilification.” ## [Staring into the FMA’s mirror, mirror on the wall](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/staring-into-the-fmas-mirror-mirror) _2026-08-09 · Paul McBeth · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ Incoming directors James Miller and Trevor Janes have a big job on their hands. ## [Taxpayer funding sought for business case behind Kāpiti Airport rescue vision](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/taxpayer-funding-sought-for-business) _2026-08-09 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ When Te Kāhui Mahi launched its vision for saving Kāpiti Airport last August, it said a profitable commercial model was being developed with the backing of a growing network of strategic investors. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Nw105srzj5Wi) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Promisia may be realising its promise to become a real business](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/promisia-may-be-realising-its-promise) _2026-08-06 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ The company's latest incarnation is as a retirement village business. ## [The joys of watching Vista Group executing well](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/the-joys-of-watching-vista-group) _2026-08-03 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ Vista chief executive Stuart Dickinson. ## [Spark’s divisions and NZ Inc](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/sparks-divisions-and-nz-inc) _2026-08-02 · Paul McBeth · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ The telco is getting back to what it does best – hopefully the rest of the country will too. ## [Ryman’s shareholders praise the new board while still licking their wounds](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/rymans-shareholders-praise-the-new) _2026-07-30 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ Ryman chair Dean Hamilton. ## [Wokeness looks like the least of ASX’s problems](https://justthebusinessjennyruth.substack.com/p/wokeness-looks-like-the-least-of) _2026-07-27 · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business · Jenny Ruth's Just the Business_ ASX’s “Accelerate” program is designed to address its IT and governance shortcomings. ## [EU Forces Change on SAP, But What About Other Vendors?](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/eu-forces-change-on-sap) _2026-07-23 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ This has been long overdue. ## [Disappointed, but not surprised by Kāpiti’s go-it-alone preference](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/disappointed-but-not-surprised-by) _2026-07-22 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Disappointed, but not surprised in the slightest. ## [Plenty of runway rhetoric in public, but little real advocacy where it matters](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/plenty-of-runway-rhetoric-in-public) _2026-07-15 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Building on Local Aotearoa’s previous story revealing that the Government has no position on whether Kāpiti Airport remains open or closes, three further official information responses raise fresh questions about whether Ōtaki MP Tim Costley’s campaign to save it has been matched by meaningful advocacy to decision-makers behind the scenes. ## [Kāpiti's commuters have already made the case for amalgamation](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/kapitis-commuters-have-already-made) _2026-07-13 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ New research into where New Zealanders live and work strengthens the case for Kāpiti joining a Wellington-region council rather than watching its future be decided from the outside. ## [Luxon's localism contradiction](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/luxons-localism-contradiction) _2026-07-08 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ When asked about the current local government reorganisation process underway, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon recently told a public meeting in Whangārei that National was “not mandating it from Wellington. ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XOozyEyD1Emd) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [Government not coming to save Kāpiti Airport, as demand for Auckland route falls short](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/government-not-coming-to-save-kapiti) _2026-06-30 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ In an exclusive report, Local Aotearoa can reveal that the Government is not coming to the rescue of Kāpiti Airport. ## [One wet and windy day does not make an airport rescue plan](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/one-wet-and-windy-day-does-not-make) _2026-06-26 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Every so often, Kāpiti Airport gets handed the perfect anecdote. ## [Best Practices in Giving Feedback](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/best-practices-in-giving-feedback) _2026-06-18 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ How to give feedback so that it’s most likely to be well received. ## [Referee's Golden Mile conflict of interest call was the right one](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/referees-golden-mile-conflict-of) _2026-06-17 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ There is an understandable temptation in local politics to treat conflict of interest rules as a nuisance. ## [When anecdotes replace evidence in the housing debate](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/when-anecdotes-replace-evidence-in) _2026-06-17 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ One of the more frustrating features of New Zealand’s housing debate is how often individual examples are used to “prove” sweeping conclusions. ## [Better together: Kāpiti needs a seat at the Wellington region’s table](https://localaotearoa.substack.com/p/better-together-kapiti-needs-a-seat) _2026-06-09 · Gwynn Compton · Local Aotearoa_ Kāpiti has always had a slightly complicated relationship with the Wellington region. ## [A Framework for Understanding Ourselves and Others](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/the-disc-model-of-human-behavior) _2026-04-20 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ A practical framework for understanding ourselves and others. ## [The Gift of Feedback](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/the-gift-of-feedback) _2026-02-26 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ If it’s common sense, why don’t we welcome it? ## [Instagram Politics, Billion-Dollar Consequences: The Most Expensive Photo Ops in Maui History](https://mauimom808.substack.com/p/instagram-politics-billion-dollar) _2025-12-28 · Maui Mom · Maui Mom's Substack_ Following the passing of Councilmember Natalie “Tasha” Kama, the Maui County Charter handed the Council a simple task: find a replacement. ## [Avoiding Technical Bankruptcy in Legacy Systems](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/avoiding-technical-bankruptcy-in-legacy-systems) _2025-12-11 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ Technical bankruptcy is a situation where the organization cannot or finds it exceedingly difficult to pay off its technical debt ## [Risks of Generative AI for Therapy and Companionship](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/risks-of-generative-ai-for-therapy-and-companionship) _2025-11-04 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ Using GenAI products like ChatGPT for “emotional applications” carries huge risks that are not easily mitigated. ## [Evolving Views on Generative AI](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/evolving-views-on-generative-ai) _2025-10-08 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ Three years after my initial take on Gen AI, how have my views have changed? Bottom line: Some issues remain, and some new ones have emerged. ## [Psychological Safety in the Workplace](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/psychological-safety-in-the-workplace) _2025-09-24 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ The top factor behind team effectiveness. ## [Four Stages of High Performing Teams](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/four-stages-of-high-performing-teams) _2025-07-25 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ Forming, storming, norming, performing. ## [So Many Pools, So Little Truth: Inside Maui’s Water Crisis Theater](https://mauimom808.substack.com/p/so-many-pools-so-little-truth-inside) _2025-07-13 · Maui Mom · Maui Mom's Substack_ During the June 9, 2025 Housing and Land Use meeting on Bill 9, one topic of discussion was the UHERO Economic Analysis of Proposal to Phase Out Transient Vacation Rentals in Maui County Apartment Districts. The County’s relationship and history with economic studies relating to the impact of Bill 9 has been complicated to say the least, so first a bit of history on that. ## [The Hidden Factor Behind Tech Industry Layoffs](https://enterprisespectator.substack.com/p/hidden-factor-behind-tech-industry-layoffs) _2025-07-11 · Frank S. Scavo · The Enterprise Spectator_ And why that's about to change ## [Yet Another Conflicted Maui County Official: When Will Ethics Violations be Taken Seriously?](https://mauimom808.substack.com/p/yet-another-conflicted-maui-county) _2025-06-16 · Maui Mom · Maui Mom's Substack_ Further Reading: ## [Injustice in the Aftermath: Winners and Losers in the Distribution of Wildfire Donations](https://mauimom808.substack.com/p/injustice-in-the-aftermath-winners) _2025-02-27 · Maui Mom · Maui Mom's Substack_ Following the August 2023 fires, crowdfunding money transfer platforms such as GoFundMe and Venmo proliferated among fire survivors looking to raise funds to rebuild their lives amid an uncertain future. ## [Dripping Faucet Turns to Fire Hose as Lahaina Strong Leaders Register Again as Our Hawaii Lobbyists and Continue the Grift Amid Eroding Community Support](https://mauimom808.substack.com/p/dripping-faucet-turns-to-firehose) _2025-02-06 · Maui Mom · Maui Mom's Substack_ Anyone that follows Maui and Hawaii politics is familiar with the paid lobbying group that commandeered the name Lahaina Strong. ## [The Politics of Hypocrisy: Punching Down in the Name of Political Virtue](https://mauimom808.substack.com/p/the-politics-of-hypocrisy-punching) _2024-08-29 · Maui Mom · Maui Mom's Substack_ KITV Island News aired a story titled “Properties in the Lahaina burn zone go up in costs much higher than original worth.” The story endeavored to shame Lahaina fire survivors who make a personal decision to sell vacant lots on the open market by accusing the fire survivors of listing vacant lots for sale for allegedly “hundreds of thousands” more than “pre-fire appraisals”. Island News…