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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Economic costs

Right, CBS, Wind and Solar Facilities Do Produce a Lot of Hard to Manage Waste

CBS News published a story, titled “A black eye for green energy? Renewable energy growth brings mounting waste challenge,” detailing the fact that it is difficult, if not impossible, to recycle many of the...
Climate change impacts

Tell the Truth, CNN, Climate Change Not Pushing Species or Landscapes to the Brink

Just in time for Earth Day, CNN published an interactive story claiming climate change was pushing various plant and animal species to the brink of extinction, and various landscapes to the brink of disappearing....
Climate change impacts

Sorry, Fortune, Threats to Bat Populations Include Climate Solutions, Not Climate Change

Fortune, among other mainstream media outlets, published a story claiming climate change poses a serious threat to bat populations in North America. Bat populations do face a number of threats, but the evidence indicates...
Climate change impacts

Sorry, PBS, Bangladeshi Farm Innovation Has Nothing to Do with Climate Change

PBS News Weekend ran a story claiming farmers in Bangladesh are developing innovative ways to adapt to climate change. That Bangladeshi’s are innovating is laudable and valuable, but their actions have nothing to do...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Sorry, Vanuatu, Trends Don’t Support Climate Damages Claims in The Hague

According to Axios the United Nations (UN) is poised to approve a resolution from the small island nation of Vanuatu to bring a case for climate change related damages before the International Court of...
Climate change impacts

Relax, Roast Magazine, Climate Change Is Not Causing ‘Systemic Shocks’ Harming Coffee Production

Roast Magazine’s Daily Coffee News rans a story claiming climate change was causing “ongoing systemic shocks,” harming coffee production by creating more simultaneous extreme weather events across different growing regions. This is false. Data...
Air turbulence

Wrong, Business Insider, Climate Change Is Not Making Flying More Dangerous

The Business Insider posted a story recently claiming that climate change is making air turbulence more severe, threating the safety of air passengers. This is false. There is no evidence linking changes in the...
Allergies

Boston Globe Bites on the Seasonal Allergies Alarm, Ignores the Good News About Global Greening

For many, the onset of spring brings seasonal allergies in its train. Also, as a story in the Boston Globe demonstrates, spring delivers an annual supply of stories blaming climate change for initiating earlier,...
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