James Taylor

James Taylor is the President of the Heartland Institute. Taylor is also director of Heartland's Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy. Taylor is the former managing editor (2001-2014) of Environment & Climate News, a national monthly publication devoted to sound science and free-market environmentalism.
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Alarmist messengers/claims

Media Taps ‘Maple Syrup Climate Crisis’ – As Production Sets Records

This article originally appeared in Townhall February is the peak of maple syrup production season, which means climate activists and their media allies are once again claiming climate change is ravaging maple syrup production. The...
Sea level

Sorry, NPR, Dead Sea Is Receding Due to Water Diversion, Not Climate Change

Among the top stories that Google News lists today for “climate change” is an article by the National Public Radio (NPR) website claiming climate change is causing the Dead Sea to dry up. While...
Crop production

BBC Claims Climate Change Harming Wheat Yields – As Yields Set New Records

Among the top Google News items today for “climate change” is a BBC News article claiming climate change is putting wheat yields under pressure and causing yields to struggle. The reality is exactly the...
Extreme cold

Searching For Global Warming, Pittsburgh Freezes Under Record Cold

Global warming appears to be AWOL in Pennsylvania this spring, as the city of Pittsburgh experienced record cold this week. Temperatures yesterday morning fell to 46 degrees as residents would otherwise dream of cookouts...
Crop production

USA Today Warns of Climate-Induced Ketchup Shortage – As Records Being Set

USA Today has posted a video article claiming global warming threatens doom for ketchup lovers. The short video claims global temperatures are making it hard for tomato growers to keep up production. However, a...
Mortality

Peer-Reviewed Study Confirms Cold Temperatures Kill WAY More People Than Heat

Cold temperatures kill 45 times more people in China than warm temperatures, according to a newly published study in the prestigious peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet. The study is consistent with mortality data from around...
Crop production

Long, Cold Spring Worries Washington Farmers, Delays Growing Season

Farmers in Washington state are fearing poor crop production this year because of a persistently cold spring. Hoping to salvage something close to a normal crop season, they are praying for warmer temperatures. “I don’t...
Extreme cold

Seattle Media Complains About Persistently Cold Temperatures

The Seattle Times appears to have had its fill of persistently cold temperatures this spring, and the newspaper does not seem thrilled about a forecast for continuing cold. In an article titled, “What to expect...
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