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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Ocean acidification

No, NPR, ‘Acidification’ Is Not Threatening Oceans

A story published by National Public Radio (NPR) titled “One of Biden's Biggest Climate Change Challenges? The Oceans,” claims human carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the oceans, posing a threat to shellfish and other...
Crop production

False Alarm: Crops Set Records in Burkina Faso Amidst Modest Warming

A Google New search for the term “climate change” today turned up this story from Thomson Reuters titled “No trees, no crops, no jobs: Burkina Faso’s women fall back on hard labour.” The story...
Disease/Virus

Epic Fail: Chuck Todd Tries to Bait Anthony Fauci on Climate Change

On the most recent Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd tried to goad Dr. Anthony Fauci into making a connection between climate change and pandemics. Fortunately, Fauci didn’t make a fool of himself by...
Drought

Sorry, Guardian, Europe’s Recent Dry Spell Isn’t the Worst in 2,000 Years

The Guardian yesterday posted a misleading story claiming a dry period much of Europe experienced from 2014 through 2018 represents the worst drought Europe has experienced in the past 2,000 years. Data from the...
Climate change impacts

Environment Journal Wrong About Climate Change Increasing Malaria

A Google News search today for the term “climate change” turns up an Environment Journal article which claims climate change could increase incidences of malaria. This is wrong. Copious research indicates climate change is...
Extreme Weather

The Boston Herald Is Right, Climate Change Is Not Causing Increases in Extreme Weather

A Google News search for the term “climate change” today finds a fact-based article in the Boston Herald, showing there is no evidence the past century’s modest warming has caused in increase in extreme...
Crop production

Data Show Agriculture Is Booming Amidst Climate Change, Not Declining

A search of Google News for the term “climate change” today turns up a Green Biz article claiming climate change is threatening global agriculture, especially in developing countries in Africa and the Middle East....
Floods

Sorry, WFPL, Climate Change Isn’t Increasing the Threat of Flooding in the Ohio Valley

A story from WFPL 89.3 in Louisville, Kentucky, claims climate change is increasing the flood risks for residents and business in the Ohio Valley. This is false. Data from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on...
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