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

Quit Lying, The New Republic, Climate Change Isn’t Threatening ‘Favorite Holiday Foods’

A recent story published by The New Republic claims that various foods, popular especially during the Christmas holiday season, are declining due to climate change, perhaps soon to disappear from store shelves entirely. This...
Extreme Weather

Sorry, NPR, There Is No Evidence That Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Worse for Jamaica

National Public Radio ran a segment claiming climate change was to blame for Hurricane Melissa’s severity and its impact on Jamaica. There is no data to justify this claim, which is not supported by...
Climate change impacts

Stop Spreading False Alarms, Al Jazeera, Fijian Oyster Production Is Doing Well

An article in Al Jazeera by Frankie Adkins, who covers climate and social justice issues, claims that climate change is harming Fiji’s oyster (both pearl and meat) industry. This is flat-out false. As is...
Greenland ice melt

An Ice Age May Come, New York Post, But If It Does, Ocean Current Collapse Won’t Be the Cause

The New York Post (NYP) covered a recent study that claims the “Gulf Stream” could soon collapse due to human caused climate change. Scientifically, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has slowed and sped...
Wildfires

SPACE.com Swallows Lies that Climate Change Is Making Wildfires Worse, It Isn’t

SPACE.com ran a story claiming that 2024/2025’s wildfires are proof that climate change is making wildfires larger and more severe. This is false. Ground based data, where available, and satellite data both show that...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, Detroit Free Press, Hurricane Melissa Wasn’t Caused by Climate Change

In a Detroit Free Press (FP) opinion piece, “Climate change denial can’t stand up to Category 5 Hurricane Melissa,” meteorologist Paul Gross claims that Hurricane Melissa proves climate change is making hurricanes stronger, faster,...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Tell the Truth, The Guardian and NBC, High Weather Disaster Costs Aren’t Due to Climate Change

Multiple mainstream media outlets published stories this week uncritically publicizing the claims of a climate change interest group, Climate Central (CC). According to CC, climate change has caused higher weather disaster costs in the...
Climate change impacts

Yes, NBC News, Trees in the Amazon Benefit from Higher Carbon Dioxide Levels

NBC News is reporting on a new study which found that the Amazon rain forest is benefitting from increased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. The findings of the study, while informative, are...
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