H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., is a Heartland senior fellow on environmental policy and the managing editor of Environment & Climate News.

In addition to putting Environment & Climate News together, Burnett is the editor of Heartland's Climate Change Weekly email, and the host of the Environment & Climate News Podcast.

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, including serving as a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Task Force in the Texas Comptroller’s e-Texas commission.

Burnett is a former board member and past president of the Dallas Woods and Water Conservation Club; a senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation; an academic advisor for Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow; an advisory board member to the Cornwall Alliance; and an advisor for the Energy, Natural Resources and Agricultural Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Burnett has an associate's degree in arts and sciences from Eastfield Community College (1984), a B.B.A. and a B.A. in cultural anthropology from Southern Methodist University (1986), and a M.A. (1991) and a Ph.D. (2001) in applied philosophy from Bowling Green State University with a specialization in environmental ethics.

RECENT ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

MARCH 4, 2021

Wind Power and Solar Power Aren’t Cheaper Than Coal or Natural Gas

By H. Sterling Burnett

Climate Change Weekly #390

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Reporting from Frigid Texas: Wind and Solar Power Fail When You Need Them the Most

By H. Sterling Burnett

Climate Change Weekly #389

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Massachusetts Climate Czar Says the Quiet Part Out Loud in Private Meeting: We Must 'Break Your Will'

By H. Sterling Burnett

Climate Change Weekly #388

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