H. Sterling Burnett

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

How Can We Solve Big Environmental Problems? Think Small! (Guest: Todd Myers)

In his book "Time to Think Small," author Todd Myers explains why big government efforts usually fail to fix the problem at hand.

CO2 Is Not a Pollutant: The Benefits of Rising CO2 (Guest: Will Happer)

The blatant politicization of climate science has hidden the tremendous benefits rising carbon dioxide concentrations have on the Earth.

Data Is the Cure to Climate Change Anxiety (Guest: Rob Bradley, Jr.)

The media loves to report on "climate change anxiety" as a serious concern. While overblown, there is some truth to this. However, the media should push blame on the t...