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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The New York Times Is Wrong to Laud Schools Misleading Students About Climate Change

The New York Times (NYT) ran a story discussing a growing trend in states to incorporate climate change as a topic throughout their school district’s lesson plans. The story shows why this is a...
Economics and policy

Right, Wall Street Journal, John Kerry Did Fail to Persuade China to Give Up Reliable Energy

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran an article noting that despite John Kerry’s failure as President Joe Biden’s climate envoy to get China to curb its coal use in order to save the world...
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Sec. Mayorkas Falsely Blames Climate Change for Mass Illegal Immigration

Image: Alejandro Mayorkas, from Department of Homeland Security website. Embattled Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, currently facing impeachment proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives for his inept handling of illegal immigration, recently took to...
Great Lakes

False, Washington Post, Low Great Lakes Ice Levels Are Not Proof of Climate Change

The Washington Post published a story claiming the current low levels of ice coverage across the U.S. Great Lakes are a result of climate change. This is false. Data show that Great Lakes ice...
Drought

Wrong, Kansas City Star, Climate Change Isn’t Worsening Weather in Kansas or Missouri

The Kansas City Star ran an opinion piece claiming climate change is already making weather more extreme in Kansas and Missouri. This is false. There is no data supporting the claim that either flooding...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Sorry, USA Today, Weather Isn’t Getting Weirder or More Extreme

USA Today ran a story titled, “The weather is getting cold. Global warming is still making weather weird.” Both the second half of the headline and the story underlying it are false. Data refutes claims...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, USA Today, a 1.5℃ Temperature Rise Is Not a Scientifically Established Climate Threshold

As part of its COP 28 climate conference coverage USA Today ran an article claiming that preventing a 1.5℃ rise in global average temperatures above pre-industrial levels is a necessary climate threshold to prevent...
Alarmist messengers/claims

L.A. Times Should Publish Facts, Not Misinformed Opinions About Purported Climate Catastrophe

The Los Angeles Times (LAT) published an editorial, titled “On climate change, world leaders are saying one thing and doing another,” in which the author bemoans the fact that despite global leaders saying climate...
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