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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Extreme heat

Idaho Statesman Hypes Climate Alarm Over Facts Concerning Temperatures and Precipitation in Idaho

A recent article in the Idaho Statesman claims climate change has led to a dramatic increase in temperatures and a decline in precipitation. Neither claim is accurate. Data show Idaho was as hot or...
Drought

Wrong, CNN, Climate Change Driven Extreme Weather Not Behind Declining River Levels

A recent article in CNN claims human-induced climate change is causing an increase in extreme weather, particularly heat waves and drought, which is driving the decline of some major rivers around the world. CNN’s...
Meat and Agriculture

Thanks, WBUR, For Explaining “Eating Local” Has No Impact on Climate Change

A search of Google news today turned up a story by Boston’s NPR affiliate, WBUR, that explains "eating local", meaning moving to the increased consumption of locally grown food, at best has a limited...
Disease/Virus

Sorry, Esquire, Climate Change Not Causing the Spread of Diseases

Citing a single new study, the corporate media was abuzz recently with stories claiming climate change is likely to cause the spread of a variety of diseases, including often deadly or debilitating insect borne...
Drought

Wrong, Business Insider, “Hunger Stones” Reappearance Refutes the Claim That Climate Change Is Causing Europe’s Drought

A story published by the Business Insider among other media outlets today cites the reappearance of “hunger stones,” in dry European creek and riverbeds as evidence climate change is responsible for the current drought...
Climate change impacts

Wrong, Trade Finance Global, Weather, Not Climate Change, Is Impacting Key European Crops

A search of Google news for the phrase “climate change,” today turns up a story in Trade Finance Global (TFG) which claims climate change is harming key European crops, exacerbating a food crisis created...
Climate change impacts

Sorry, CNN, Great Barrier Reef Is Setting Records, Fearmongering Won’t Work

A new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) shows the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) set new records for extent this year. Sadly, in a story titled, “Parts of Great Barrier Reef...
Alarmist messengers/claims

NOAA’s 2022 Hurricane Outlook Is Wrong; So Far, ‘Cooler than Normal’ Sea Surface Temperatures Have Suppressed Hurricane Formation

In early June, stories in corporate media outlets, such as U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), CBS News, Forbes, and the Washington Post, carried headlines touting predictions made by “experts,” at the National Oceanic...
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