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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Climate change impacts

That’s Right, Wall Street Journal, Deaths Related to Temperatures Are Declining

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article reporting that in the lead up to the 27th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Egypt, climate...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, BBC, Global Human Health Outcomes Are Improving As Climate Changes

The BBC is among several mainstream media outlets, like USA Today, hyping a report which claims human health is suffering due to climate change. This is false. Data shows premature deaths related to temperatures,...
Crop production

Tell the Truth, PBS, Data Show Climate Change is Not Harming Wine and Spirits Production

A story on PBS News Hour claims climate change is harming wine and spirits production. This is false. Data show that grape harvests, and the production of most of the main ingredients used to...
Public opinion

WaPo/ABC News Poll Shows Climate Change Still Ranks Dead Last

According to a Washington Post and ABC News survey, climate change still ranks dead last in importance as an issue of concern among those surveyed as they prepare to vote in the coming mid-term...
Extreme Weather

CNN Writer Correctly Attributes Blame for Hurricane Ian’s Impact to People, Not Climate Change

Writing for CNN, Stephen Strader, a Villanova University geography and environment professor, attributes the large amount of damage Hurricane Ian caused to decisions made by individuals and politicians which have resulted large populations living...
Economic costs

New York Federal Reserve Bank Confirms Weather Disasters Aren’t Necessarily Disastrous for Banks

In a report, titled “How Bad Are Weather Disasters for Banks?,” staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NYFed) conclude weather disasters are having minimal effects on banks’ performances over the past...
Climate change impacts

Wrong, Tasting Table, Popular Foods Are Doing Well, Not Failing Under Climate Change

The online foodie website, Tasting Table, ran a hyperbolic story claiming climate change threatens the continued ability to produce many popular foods. This is false. Crops in general, including the foods discussed in Tasting...
Economic harm

Yes, U.S. Banks, It’s Past Time to End Support for Extreme Climate Goals and ESG

The Financial Post is reporting that major U.S. banks are threatening to withdraw from a green banking and investment group committed to obtaining net zero goals due to fears of lawsuits and the impact...
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