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

Sorry, Google News, Crop Yields Keep Growing, Not Shrinking

Among its top search results today for “climate change,” Google News is promoting a story published by Courthouse News Service claiming climate change has caused a dramatic decline in farm productivity. However, data from...
Migration

Sorry, The Hill, Climate Change Isn’t Intensifying Migration

The Hill published an article Monday claiming human-caused climate change is responsible for at least some of the tidal wave of illegal immigrants flowing daily over the U.S. Southern border. The available evidence falsifies...
Crop production

Media Claim Crop Reductions While Production Sets New Records

The media this week are breathlessly promoting a paper by researchers at Curtin University in Australia that says climate change is harming food production. In reality, crop data show food production is rising dramatically...
Crop production

Sorry, Google News, Climate Change Boosts Crop Production, Reduces Migration

An International Policy Digest (IPD) article, titled “It’s Time to Recognize Climate Refugees,” claims “refugees are … fleeing climate change.” Research shows this claim is false. Millions of people flee their homelands each year,...
Crop production

U. of Nebraska Touts Ag and Climate Talk – Will It Mention Record Yields?

Nebraska Today is publicizing an April 14 virtual talk by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) associate professor Harkamal Walia, titled “Changing Climate, Warmer Nights and Crop Yields.” Objective data show Nebraska crop yields have tremendously...
Health impacts

New Scientist Claims Good News About Greening Earth Is Bad News About Allergies

New Scientist magazine published an article Friday claiming climate change is making life harder for allergy sufferers in Europe. New Scientist, however, is covering up is the fact that the increase in allergies is...
Climate change impacts

No, Defense News, Climate Change Can’t Be Threatening Military Operations if Weather Isn’t Getting Worse

Among its top search results today for “climate change,” Google News is highlighting an article from Defense News titled, “Battling climate change starts with military action.” The article falsely claims climate change is threatening...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wyoming Public Media Caught Peddling Extreme Weather Tales

A Wyoming Public Media article, titled “NOAA Upgrades Forecasts As Climate Change Drives More Severe Storms,” falsely claims climate change is making extreme weather event worse. Scientific data, NOAA data, and even the United...
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