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, Burett 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

False, Washington Post, Climate Change Isn’t Forcing Retreat From Hog Island

Recently the Washington Post ran a story titled, “On the edge of retreat,” ascribing climate change induced sea level rise as the reason many of the remaining residents of Hog Island, Virginia are relocating...
Climate record

Wrong, The Conversation, Evidence Shows People Are NOT Under Greater Threat From Hurricanes

A recent article in The Conversation suggests, based on new evidence of past hurricane frequencies, that coastal areas and islands in the Atlantic Hurricane basin could be facing a dire future involving greater threat...
Climate change impacts

Get it Right, Washington Post, Climate Change Isn’t Causing a Decline in Coral Reefs

The Washington Post (WP) published a story detailing how the efforts by a Malaysian “coral gardener,” Anuar Abdulla, to restore coral reefs near his home have resulted in him being consulted on coral restoration...
Climate change impacts

Wrong, ABC News, Climate Change Isn’t Threatening Cocoa Bean Production

A Google news search for the term “climate change” today discovered a story published by ABC News which claims climate change is threatening cocoa bean production. This is false. Similar to the results for...
Climate change impacts

That’s Right, Wall Street Journal, Deaths Related to Temperatures Are Declining

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article reporting that in the lead up to the 27th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Egypt, climate...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, BBC, Global Human Health Outcomes Are Improving As Climate Changes

The BBC is among several mainstream media outlets, like USA Today, hyping a report which claims human health is suffering due to climate change. This is false. Data shows premature deaths related to temperatures,...
Crop production

Tell the Truth, PBS, Data Show Climate Change is Not Harming Wine and Spirits Production

A story on PBS News Hour claims climate change is harming wine and spirits production. This is false. Data show that grape harvests, and the production of most of the main ingredients used to...
Public opinion

WaPo/ABC News Poll Shows Climate Change Still Ranks Dead Last

According to a Washington Post and ABC News survey, climate change still ranks dead last in importance as an issue of concern among those surveyed as they prepare to vote in the coming mid-term...
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