H. Sterling Burnett
H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., hosts The Heartland Institute’s Environment and Climate News podcast. Burnett also is the director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy, is the editor of Heartland's Climate Change Weekly email, and oversees the production of the monthly newspaper Environment & Climate News. Prior to joining The Heartland Institute in 2014, Burnett worked at the National Center for Policy Analysis for 18 years, ending his tenure there as senior fellow in charge of environmental policy. He has held various positions in professional and public policy organizations within the field. Burnett is a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Task Force in the Texas Comptroller’s e-Texas commission, served as chairman of the board for the Dallas Woods and Water Conservation Club, is a senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, works as an academic advisor for Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, is an advisory board member to the Cornwall Alliance, and is an advisor for the Energy, Natural Resources and Agricultural Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Appears in 123 Episodes
Biden, Montana, Maui - 'Climate Emergency' Madness Continues With Special Guest Dr. Judith Curry
It has been a crazy week in the climo-sphere. Fires in Maui were blamed on “climate change” by the media, only for them to find out that this wasn’t the case at all!Pr...
Humans to Blame for Hawaii Fires, but Not How You Think
The other day, Heartland's H. Sterling Burnett was a guest on the John Steigerwald Show on AM1250 The Answer in Pittsburgh. Sterling was on at the top of the program t...
Climate Emergency Declaration? Here Come Climate Lockdowns - Climate Change Roundtable #75
President Joe Biden and the UN are likely to declare an “official” global climate emergency next week. All the signs are there. The chatter, and the behind the scenes ...
Climate Lockdowns: The British Change Their Stance
In this episode of Climate Change Roundtable, we head across the pond to the UK to look at the results of a joint poll conducted by YouGov, CAR26, and The Heartland In...
Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response: (Guest: Judith Curry, Ph.D.)
In her book, Climate Uncertainty and Risk, Dr. Judith Curry describes how the climate science community has been captured by certain points of view concerning society ...
The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC (Guest: Andy May)
In its new critical review, the Climate Intelligence Foundation (CLINTEL) found many problems with the IPCC's AR6 report on climate change. The IPCC made numerous fal...
UN Plans 'Climate Power Grab' Over U.S.
This week we learned from Heartland's Justin Haskins that the U.N. is planning to seize global ‘emergency’ powers with Biden’s support.In the article, Haskins makes it...
El Niño and the Coming Climate Madness
By making the official proclamation that El Niño has begun, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just sent the corporate media into a flurry of d...
Wildfire... Is Climate Change to Blame?
During the past week, both the mainstream media and politicians chose to push a false narrative in response to the presence of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing...
Rights Reclaimed: The Sackett v. EPA Triumph for Property Rights & Small Government
The Supreme Court ruling in the United States' case of Sackett v. EPA has emerged as a pivotal decision, significantly impacting individual liberty, the constitutional...
The Many Threats of ESG (Guest: Jack McPherrin)
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) has become one of the gravest threats facing the free societies of the world. A cabal of ideologically aligned progressive eli...
Shameful Propaganda From the “Union of Concerned Scientists”
In this episode of Environment & Climate News, we'll dissect a recent so-called study from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) which makes a blatantly false claim ...
Embracing Petro-Masculinity
The left has come with yet another ridiculous label to slur climate realists, or for that matter, normal people just driving their car. That label is "petromasculinity...
Biden vs. The People - Reliable, Affordable, Power?
This week’s episode of Climate Change Roundtable features a discussion of the Biden initiative on making power plants do carbon dioxide capture - a technology that is ...
Big Banks Net Zero Proxy Proposals are Bad for People, Energy Security and the Economy (Guest: Paul Chesser)
In this podcast, H Sterling Burnett converses with guest Paul Chesser to discuss the interventions of Climate woke special interest in our banking system. Specificall...
Fake and Bake – Earth Day Edition
Join us for episode 60 of Climate Change Roundtable, titled "Fake and Bake – Earth Day Edition.” This week’s episode features a smackdown of how the media covers clima...
"Fact Checks" and Fecklessness
Join us for Episode 59 of Climate Change Roundtable. This week's episode features a smackdown of the recent "fact check" that AFP conducted on Heartland's best-selling...
Offshore Wind Is Plagued by Environmental and Economic Headwinds (Guest: David Wojick)
In this podcast, Sterling Burnett is joined by David Wojick, Ph.D. to discuss what might be a breaking point for the movement of offshore wind turbines. They delve in...
Money Talks: Biden's Bold Move to Fund Social Causes with Retirement Funds Says It All (Guest: Phil Kerpen)
On today’s episode of Environment & Climate News, H. Sterling Burnett and Phil Kerpen of American Commitment cover the ramifications of Biden’s actions regarding ESG a...
Climate Imperialism: Clean for Me but Not for Thee
In today podcast, Anthony Watts is joined by expert weekly panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken to uncover the hidden costs of the “green” energy transition...
We're Doomed... Again! IPCC and Media Jump the Shark
Earlier this week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its AR6 climate change report. Expectedly, the report is defined by serial doomcasting...
Climate Change Madness Tournament
In this week’s episode of Environment & Climate News, we ranked the 16 most widespread myths about climate change and had them face off in a head-to-head bracket-style...
Green Imperialism: How the West's Climate Agenda Keeps Developing Countries Poor (Guest: Vijay Jayaraj)
In this episode of Environment & Climate News, we discuss how international agencies, corporations, and governments are treating developed countries as if they were ba...
Climate Science Reality Check: Getting True Climate Science Recognized in Canada (Guest: Ron Davison)
Join us on the Environment & Climate News Podcast as we explore the latest insights on climate policies and the use of flawed climate models in shaping them. Today’s p...
The Dark Side of Offshore Wind Power: How It's Destroying Both Pocketbooks and the Environment (Guest: David Stevenson)
In this episode of Environment & Climate News, we dive into the controversial topic of offshore wind power and its potential negative impact on the environment and eco...
In Defense of the 2nd Amendment (Guest: Larry Correia)
In his book, "In Defense of the 2nd Amendment," Larry Correia offers a powerful and easily understandable explanation of the positive impact firearms have on our lives.
Zero-Emission Mandates Are Wholly Destructive (Guest: Isaac Orr)
Zero-emission energy mandates increase energy costs and undermine grid reliability when enacted. Pushing them nationwide would be disastrous.
The Government Is Coming for Your Stove (Guest: Stuart Saulters)
Proposals floated by the Biden administration to ban various natural gas appliances rob consumers of choice for no real benefit.
Clean Energy Crisis: The Impossibility of Replacing Fossil Fuels (Guest: Donn Dears)
In his book “Clean Energy Crisis,” Donn Dears explains why it’s a horrible idea for society to pursue net zero carbon emissions.
Paul Erlich Predicts Climate Doomsday
Paul Erlich, who recently joined 60 Minutes, has built a living wrongly predicting catastrophe due to climate change and the growing human population.
