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 127 Episodes
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.
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...
