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, Burnett 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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Crop production

False, Inside Climate News, Climate Change Isn’t Causing Farm Disasters

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reposted an article by Inside Climate News which asserts that American farmers have suffered from climate change over the past eight years and, as a result, have become less...
Wildfires

Check Your Facts, PBS News, Climate Change Has Played No Role in Northeastern Wildfires

The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) News ran a story claiming climate change has caused or contributed to wildfires currently plaguing New York and New Jersey. This is false. Wildfires have plagued both states throughout...
Crop production

Right, Our World In Data, Climate Change Is Increasing Crop Yields, Concern About Future Decline Is Unwarranted

Our World In Data (OWID) ran a series of articles by Hannah Ritchie which explores the impact of climate change on crop production. On balance the stories get the facts straight, pointing out that...
Extreme Weather

Hurricanes Don’t Move Republicans on Climate, Politico Bemoans; They Shouldn’t

A recent article in Politico bemoans the fact that Republicans representing districts which recently suffered deaths, injuries, and severe damage from back-to-back Hurricanes Helene and Milton, have not blamed climate change for the dual...
Climate change impacts

Wrong, Associated Press, New Short Corn Variety Is a Marketing Ploy, Not a Response to Climate Change

The Associated Press (AP) released a story claiming climate change is causing windstorms to worsen, threatening corn production, leading farmers to consider a new short corn variety. This story is false on almost every...
Climate change impacts

Stick to the Weather, World Meteorological Organization, Africa’s GDP Is Not Declining

The Associated Press (AP) posted a story describing a study by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which claims climate change is costing Africa as much as 5 percent of its GDP. Data show this...
Climate change impacts

Record Setting Crops Are Good News, Bloomberg, Thanks for Reporting It

Human Progress excerpted a paywalled article from Bloomberg discussing the fact that major crops are expected to continue to set records in the 2024/2025 crop year. This good news is not unexpected for anyone...
Wildfires

Wrong, The Economist, Wildfires Are Declining, Not Getting Worse

The Economist ran a story, titled “Wildfires are getting more frequent and more devastating.” From the headline, which carries the subhead, “Climate change is accelerating the blaze,” to the story’s conclusion, it is false....
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