H. Sterling Burnett

H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., is the Director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy and the managing editor of Environment & Climate News. In addition to directing The Heartland Institute's Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy, Burett puts Environment & Climate News together, is the editor of Heartland's Climate Change Weekly email, and the host of the Environment & Climate News Podcast.
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Climate change impacts

Right, Epoch Times, Climate Change Isn’t Causing Inflation or Higher Food Prices

The German edition of the April 12 Epoch Times ran a story, titled “Food prices remain high – companies blame climate change.” The Epoch Times, an international newspaper which publishes in 33 countries and...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Mocking the Claim that Climate Change Caused the New Jersey Earthquake Is the Right Response, Fox and CBS

A New Jersey senate candidate, Christina Amira Khalil, was quick to blame climate change for the 4.8 power earthquake that impacted New Jersey and New York. Analysts, commentators, and politicians were quick to mock...
Crop production

Wrong, Daily Mail, Climate Change Isn’t Causing a Chocolate Easter Egg Crisis

The Daily Mail posted an alarming Easter themed story saying climate change has caused the price of chocolate Easter eggs to increase. This is false. Chocolate Easter eggs and other chocolate candies have seen...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, Al Jazeera, Coffee Production Is Setting Records, Not Declining Amid Climate Change

An Al Jazeera story claims that climate change is threatening coffee production in Vietnam. This is false. Had Al Jazeera bothered to check readily available data, it would have found that coffee production in...
Climate change impacts

Wrong, Reuters and CNN, Coral Doing Well Amidst Modest Warming, Bleaching ≠ Coral Death

Reuters and CNN each posted stories in the past week warning that a major coral bleaching event may soon appear affecting coral communities in the Southern Hemisphere, in particular the Great Barrier Reef (GBR)—and...
Glaciers

Check Your Facts, CNN, Human Emissions Aren’t Driving ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Decline

A CNN story implies that supposed human caused climate change is causing the Thwaites Glacier to melt, causing sea level rise. This is false. Data show that Antarctica has not been warming. Also, the...
Climate record

Wrong, USA Today, More Than One Type of Solar Activity Influences the Earth’s Climate

USA Today published a supposed fact check claiming solar activity is not responsible for climate change. This is misleading at best, and foolishly wrong at worst. Various types of changes in solar activity have...
Climate change impacts

Climate Change Is Not Behind Lake Mead’s Decline, Overuse and Poor Management Are

With an atmospheric river dumping trillions of gallons precipitation on California and other western states, some news outlets have asked how the precipitation might affect Lake Mead, suggesting that the rainfall will do little...
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