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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Relax Oregon, Climate Change Is Not Increasing Drought, Flooding or Heatwaves

A story by Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) claims climate change is causing an increase various extreme weather events. This is false. Data from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the U.S....
Extreme Weather

Austin’s NBC Affiliate Is Wrong to Claim Climate Change Is Causing More Weather Extremes

A search of Google News for the term “climate change” today turns up a number of articles falsely claiming human climate change is causing increasingly extreme weather and more frequent power failures. This is false....
Energy Security

No, NY Times, Climate Change Does Not Threaten Power Grids

The New York Times published a February 16 article claiming climate change is making America’s power grid more vulnerable due to an increase in extreme weather events. However, objective data from the United Nations...
Migration

Note to Joe Biden, Climate Change Is Not Forcing Migration or Creating Refugees

A variety of news outlets, including Al Jazeera, Fox News, and Grist, have run stories in recent days discussing President Joe Biden’s executive order on refugees, “Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and...
Crop production

Crop Production Keeps Setting New Records as Climate Warms

A new report by the Ag/Web Farm Journal details how in 2020 global crop yields set new records. The report can be found at “WASDE Increases Corn Exports by 50 Million Bu.”. According to the...
Drought

No, Climate Change Is Not to Blame for Modest Colorado Drought

The Colorado Sun published an article yesterday claiming climate change is causing extreme drought in the state and devastating agricultural production. In reality, cyclical drought is an ongoing phenomenon in Colorado, with recent years...
Economic harm

Building in Disaster-Prone Areas, Not More Extreme Weather, Causes Rising Losses

Columbia University is promoting claims that climate change is putting more Americans at risk to weather disasters, but the reality is there are more disaster damages because more people are building in disaster-prone areas. In...
Migration

The Hill Calls for Climate Migration Czar – As People Move to Warm States

Among the top Google News search results today for “climate change” is an article in The Hill titled, “The Biden administration needs a climate migration coordinator.” The author says climate change is causing an...
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