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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Wrong, Mother Jones, Climate Change Is Not Making Jobs More Dangerous

Mother Jones published an article claiming job related accidents and deaths are becoming more common due to climate change. This is false. Data clearly show extreme weather events are not increasing in number or...
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HHS Secretary Becerra Misled the U.S. House, Climate Change is Helping, Not Harming Human Health

In testimony before a U.S. House committee, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services claimed climate change was harming human health and killing people. This is a false. Real world data shows as...
Extreme Weather

Sorry, Nature, Associated Press, etc., Climate Change Is Not Making Hurricanes ‘Wetter’

Dozens of corporate media outlets published stories claiming anthropogenic climate change caused 2020’s hurricane season to be “wetter,” with more rain falling in shorter periods of time than would have occurred naturally. Data indicates...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Sorry, WQAD, Data Shows Climate Change Is Not Making Storms Worse

WQAD ran a story reporting climate models predict climate change will make various types of weather events worse, titled “Climate change is spiking frequency, intensity of severe weather.” The story is misleading in couple...
Allergies

WaPo Rehashes Tired Allergy-Climate Change Connection, Misses the Bigger Good News

The Washington Post (WaPo) published a story today, titled “Climate change is making pollen season even worse across the country,” claiming the modest warming experienced over the past century is worsening allergy seasons. This...
Climate change impacts

Sorry, WaPo, There Is No Evidence Bleaching Threatens a Great Barrier Reef “Tipping Point”

The Washington Post (WaPo) published an article today discussing the fact that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) recently suffered its “sixth massive bleaching event,” blaming it on climate change. The evidence that long-term climate...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Climate Facts Unwelcome at Wellcome, Climate Change Benefitting Not Harming Health

The London-based charitable foundation, Wellcome, published a report claiming climate change poses a global public health threat. This is false. Contrary to the Wellcome’s report, data show deaths related to extreme weather events and...
Allergies

Sorry, Associated Press, a Greener World Is a Blessing, Even if Allergies Increase

A story by Seth Borenstein published by the Associated Press, titled “The Big Sneeze: Climate change to make pollen season nastier,” complains the modest warming experienced over the past century has lengthened allergy seasons....
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