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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Climate change impacts

Get the Facts Straight, The Independent, Island Nations Are Growing, Not “Sinking Into the Sea”

The Independent posted an article claiming multiple small island nations are sinking into the sea, threatening the cease existing as nations, leaving their populations adrift. Data shows this is simply false. Amid modest sea...
Climate change impacts

Wrong Again, Grist, Climate Change Is Not Causing Higher Coffee Prices

Grist posted a story blaming climate change for a recent rise in coffee prices. This is false, coffee production and yields have improved amid modest warming. As a result, Grist must seek another cause...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Climate Change Is Not to Blame for the Rising Costs of Natural Disasters, NBC

An NBC New story reports on the rising costs of natural disasters, citing an analysis from one of the world’s largest re-insurers, Munich Re. For the most part, the story is accurate, detailing the...
Alarmist messengers/claims

The Hill Allows a Clinton Crony to Lie About Climate Change Tearing Our Nation Apart

The Hill posted an opinion piece by William S. Becker titled, “Climate denial is tearing our nation apart — we can’t wait much longer to act,” in which Becker asserts climate change is leading...
Wildfires

Check Your Facts, Reuters, Mediterranean Wildfires Aren’t Unusual Historically, No Reason to Blame Climate Change

A recent story posted by Reuters blames recent wildfire numbers and severity that have erupted across Mediterranean Europe on climate change. Data and history debunk such claims. Satellite data from Europe and the United...
Climate change impacts

Stop Lying, The Guardian, the World’s Oceans Aren’t Becoming Dangerously Acidic

The U.K.’s The Guardian ran an article claiming that the world’s oceans have surpassed a critical tipping point in acidity threatening sea life. This is false. The pH content of the world’s oceans varies...
Economics and policy

Wrong, Yahoo News/The Cool Down, Panamanian Island Residents Flee Poverty and Overcrowding, Not Climate Change

Yahoo News recently posted an article from the environmental website The Cool Down claiming that the native residents of the very small Panamanian island, Gardí Sugdub (also known as Cartí Sugdupu), are being forced...
Climate change impacts

Yes, Arizona Republic, Arizona’s Wine Industry Can Continue to Thrive Amidst Climate Change

The Arizona Republic ran a story expressing worry that the state’s “booming” wine industry will be unable to cope with climate change. This is false. The commercial wine industry is of fairly recent vintage,...
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