Climate Realism

Hurricane Season 2024 officially kicks off Saturday, June 1 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a more-active-than-normal season in the Atlantic. The agency is “85% certain” that we’ll have 17-25 named storms, 8-13 hurricanes, and 4-7 major hurricanes this year. Episode #112 of The Climate Realism Show will feature two of America’s best hurricane experts — meteorologists Joe Bastardi and Stanley Goldenberg — to talk about these predictions, and what it will mean for the East and Gulf coasts of the United States. Tune for our live-stream of the show at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) to listen to these experts, and leave your own questions for them in the chat. The Climate Realism Show Host Anthony Watts and regular panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will also cover, as usual, the Crazy Climate News of the week.

Heartland Institute Research Fellow Linnea Lueken answers the question: "Is climate change making tropical cyclones, meaning hurricanes and tropical storms, worse around the world?" The answer is, "No." Here's the previous video Linnea was referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu7B7XVODPQ Download a FREE copy of Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students and get the app so you are never without resources to combat climate alarmism: https://climateataglance.com/app/ …Or help us out by purchasing a hard copy on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/deiKS Watch Linnea every Friday LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on The Climate Realism Show. https://www.youtube.com/theheartlandinstitute Follow us on Instagram 👉@HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook 👉 The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/LinneaLueken Support this content 👉Donate – The Heartland Institute Sources used for this video can be found here: https://climateataglance.com/climate-at-a-glance-global-greening/

On episode 111 of The Climate Realism Show, we are going to review many of the eco policies that amount to Biden's war on homeowners and the citizenry for the sake of "saving the planet" from climate change. We'll be discussing the Biden power plant rule, auto emissions rule, new ESA restrictions in Texas for a lizard, appliance rules, and more. The rules restricting gas stove and light bulbs and others supposedly to prevent so-called climate catastrophes affect our everyday choices and lives. Joining us will be Marlo Lewis, Jr. who is a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Lewis writes on global warming, energy policy, and public policy issues and will comment of the onslaught by Biden which appears geared to meet the 180 day deadline for such things before the November election. Join host Anthony Watts, the Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Marlo Lewis for the big list of FAIL. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too. Follow us on Instagram: @HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook: The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter @LinneaLueken Support this content Donate – The Heartland Institute

In this video, Heartland Institute Research Fellow Linnea Lueken looks at whether or not bees are threatened by climate change. Studies reveal that any issues they may have regionally are most likely unrelated to climate change. Download a FREE copy of Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students and get the app so you are never without resources to combat climate alarmism: https://climateataglance.com/app/ …Or help us out by purchasing a hard copy on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/deiKS Follow us on Instagram 👉@HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook 👉 The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/LinneaLueken Support this content 👉Donate – The Heartland Institute Sources used for this video can be found here: https://climateataglance.com/climate-at-a-glance-bees-and-climate-change/

On episode 110 of The Climate Realism Show, we are going to highlight some new ammunition for our side in the “climate war”, notably our website, Climate at a Glance which is now updated with videos and an app for your phone. Research fellow, Linnea Lueken has produced several companion videos to go with each page at ClimateataGlance.com, we’ll preview the first two this week. Plus, we’ll discuss our new app. Join host Anthony Watts, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken for the preview. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too. Follow us on Instagram :point_right: @HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook :point_right: The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter :point_right: @LinneaLueken Support this content :point_right: Donate – The Heartland Institute

Does global warming threaten coral reefs? To the contrary, data show that corals are thriving in modestly warmer waters, and even are expanding their range. Watch Linnea every Friday LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on The Climate Realism Show. https://www.youtube.com/theheartlandinstitute Download a FREE copy of Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students and get the app so you are never without resources to combat climate alarmism: https://climateataglance.com/app/ …Or help us out by purchasing a hard copy on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/deiKS Follow us on Instagram 👉@HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook 👉 The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/LinneaLueken Support this content 👉Donate – The Heartland Institute Sources used for this video can be found here: https://climateataglance.com/climate-at-a-glance-coral-reefs/

Is there a scientific consensus that says we should be worried about a looming climate catastrophe? No. A majority of scientists may believe Earth’s climate is changing, but most are not all that alarmed. Watch Linnea every Friday LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on The Climate Realism Show. https://rumble.com/c/ClimateRealism Download a FREE copy of Climate at a Glance for Teachers and Students and get the app so you are never without resources to combat climate alarmism: https://climateataglance.com/app/ …Or help us out by purchasing a hard copy on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/deiKS Follow us on Instagram 👉@HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook 👉 The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter 👉 @LinneaLueken Support this content with a donation 👉 https://heartland.org/donate/ Sources used for this video can be found here: https://climateataglance.com/climate-at-a-glance-consensus/

On episode 109 of The Climate Realism Show, we look at two recent polls that show climate change opinion is sharply waning in its perception as a threat to the public. At the same time, ESG funds have essentially collapsed as investors pull their money. Joining us to discuss these issues is Donald Kendal deputy director of Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and video host of the In the Tank weekly podcast. Plus, host Anthony Watts, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken analyze this downturn. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too. Follow us on Instagram 👉 @HeartlandInstitute We’re on Facebook 👉 The Heartland Institute Follow Linnea on Twitter 👉 @LinneaLueken Support this content 👉 Donate – The Heartland Institute

On episode 108 of The Climate Realism Show, special guest James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute and the founding director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy, presents data refuting multiple climate change myths. James recently took part in a debate called "THE DUEL OF THE THEORIES ON GLOBAL WARMING" with Professor Harold R. Wanless, professor in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of Miami. Taylor covers topics such as global temperatures, sea level rise, crop production, hurricanes, and tornadoes, citing data from peer-reviewed sources in the process. Join host Anthony Watts, and The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett as we do some play-by-play analysis. Plus, as always, the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

On episode 107 of The Climate Realism Show, we look Earth Day 2024 and how it has been holding up as the poster holiday for the environmental left. Since it was first started in 1970, dozens of predictions have been announced each Earth Day. For example, April 1970, Population Bomb author Paul Erlich was quoted as saying “Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.” Or, this gem. On June 30, 1989, the Associated Press said in an ominous article, “Rising Seas Could Obliterate Nations,” containing a jaw-dropping opener: “A senior UN environmental official (Noel Brown) says entire nations could be wiped off the face of the Earth by rising sea levels if the global warming trend is not reversed by the year 2000.” Special guest Marc Morano of ClimateDepot.com has been following these predictions for years, and will join us to provide his always interesting color commentary. Join host Anthony Watts, Marc Marono, and The Heartland Institute’s usual climate crew of H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, to talk about these failured predictions and also the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

On episode 107 of The Climate Realism Show, we look yet again at the sad state of the U.S. Surface Temperature network, as host Anthony Watts has done yet another trip across the heartland of United States to get a fresh look at how these stations are setup. In 2009, and then again, as a follow-up, in 2022, detailed inspections with station location data and photographic evidence the problematic stations were done. Stations providing official climate data that were sited in locations where surrounding surfaces, structures, and equipment radiated stored heat or emitted heat directly biasing or driving the recorded temperatures higher than were recorded at stations in the same region, uncompromised by the well-known UHI (that is widely ignored by alarmists and official government agencies). Of the sampling of hundreds of stations across the country Watts and his volunteer team documented in 2009, 89% were out of compliance for proper measurement practices. In 2022, with the second inspection, that number rose to 96%. The trip last week, while taking a smaller sample than the two previous efforts, approached 100% as out of compliance. Join host Anthony Watts, and The Heartland Institute’s usual climate crew of H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, to talk about the new findings and also the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

On episode 105 of The Climate Realism Show, we talk to E. Calvin Beisner, co-editor (along with David Legates) of the new book “Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism.” The book combines outstanding climate science, physics, economics, environmental science, political science, ethics, and theology to present a well-reasoned understanding of human-induced climate change and how to respond to it. The authors of the chapters in this book, all experts in their respective fields, conclude for a wide range of issues related to climate and energy, that “attempted cures for climate change are generally worse than the disease—especially for the poor.” Beisner will join host Jim Lakely, and The Heartland Institute’s usual climate crew of H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, to talk about this book and also the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

On episode 104 of The Climate Realism Show, we explain that to save the whales we need to kill these growing large-scale offshore wind projects. These so-called “wind farms” are much larger and do much more environmental damage than most people realize. Covering an area the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, one project off the Mid-Atlantic poses an existential risk to the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. That is just one of many ocean mammals harassed and killed by these projects that will, at best, provide unreliable and expensive energy. Remember when “save the whales” was the cry of the environmentalists? Now they are fine with a spike in dead whales washing up on our Atlantic beaches as long as the “green energy” agenda continues apace. The Heartland Institute is part of a lawsuit to stop to a major wind project in the Atlantic and save the right whale. We will talk about that effort with Craig Rucker and Terry Johnson of CFACT, who are also part of the suit. Join them and host Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken to talk about that, plus the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

Climate Change Roundtable is now The Climate Realism Show. The same great climate news and analysis from The Heartland Institute's world-class climate and energy experts, but a snazzy new name that gets right to the heart of what it is about. On episode 103 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome Tom Nelson, producer of the new film "Climate: The Movie." The film exposes the climate alarm as an invented scare without any basis in science. It emphatically counters the claim that current temperatures and levels of atmospheric CO2 are unusually and worryingly high. In fact, we are currently in an ice age and there is no evidence that changing levels of CO2 (it has changed many times) has ever ‘driven’ climate change in the past. The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts is host, H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will break down the movie and it's impact with Nelson. Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get the latest news and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

Climate Change Roundtable is now The Climate Realism Show. The same great climate news and analysis from The Heartland Institute's world-class climate and energy experts, but a snazzy new name that gets right to the heart of what it is about. On episode 102 of The Climate Realism Show, we do a “Climate Fact Check” for some recent claims that have been made in the media. The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts is host, while Linnea Lueken and guest Steve Milloy provide expert dissection of the climate claims. Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get the latest news and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

Climate Change Roundtable is now The Climate Realism Show. The same great climate news and analysis from The Heartland Institute's world-class climate and energy experts, but a snazzy new name that gets right to the heart of what it is about. On episode 101 of The Climate Realism Show, we examine the folly of electrification of EVERYTHING that are chasing NetZero goals. It seems that not only is there a plethora of electric cars that fail regularly, but there are also battery powered trains and airplanes which also seem doomed to failure. The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, and the always sharp Linnea Lueken, provide expert commentary on ELECTRIC Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get the latest news and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

Climate Change Roundtable is now The Climate Realism Show. The same great climate news and analysis from The Heartland Institute's world-class climate and energy experts, but a snazzy new name that gets right to the heart of what it is about. On episode 100 of The Climate Realism Show, we look into the declining trends of the ESG. The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken, plus special guest, anti-ESG investment guru Don Harrison look at the madness behind ESG and why it is now failing to maintain momentum as investors back away. Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get the latest news and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

Climate change issues all center around increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere, however what is seldom mentioned by climate alarmists is the fact that CO2 can be both a benefit as well as a detriment. From the climate alarmism point of view CO2 is nothing but bad. But that's really not true. On episode 99 of Climate Change Roundtable, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken Examine this issue as well as look at two new reports that have just been released: 1. A Climate Science Team Report on the Scientific Validity of EPA’S 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding - Climate- Science.press 2. Wyoming and Climate Change: CO2 Should Be Celebrated, Not Captured - CO2 Coalition Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get the latest news and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

The Climate Trial of the Century is over, we followed the trial every day for nearly four weeks, and during that time, we missed a lot of climate stories we’d normally cover. You can thank Michael Mann for this lapse. On episode 98 of Climate Change Roundtable, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, and special guest Steve Milloy cover the most important climate related stories of the past few weeks and provide rebuttal, commentary, and humor. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get caught up on the trial and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

The Climate Trial of the Century is over, and the result is an absolutely travesty of justice. A D.C. jury ruled yesterday that Mark Steyn must pay $1 in compensatory damages and an absurd $1 million in punitive damages to climate media star Michael Mann for his claimed defamation. His co-defendant, Rand Simberg, was socked with paying $1 in compensatory damages, but only $1,000 in punitive damages. We followed the trial every day for nearly four weeks, and we can tell you that it was a disgrace to the professions in our legal system, the “profession” of juries to administer justice, and the professions in alarmist climate science. In short, the whole thing was a disgrace. On episode 97 of Climate Change Roundtable, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely break down what happened in the trial, how this criminally unjust jury decision came to be, and what this means for the First Amendment rights of anyone who questions alarmist dogma in public. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get caught up on the trial and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

In the third week of the defamation trial in which climate “hockey stick” inventor Michael Mann is suing Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg, Mann rested his case. And now the defense has begun to make its devastating case against the nasty serial litigator in the Climate Trial of the Century. The hockey stick itself is being broken into pieces in public. On episode 96 of Climate Change Roundtable, special guest Ann McElhinney joins The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely to break down the latest bombshell moments of the trial. We are sure to mention the devastating testimony on Thursday of renowned statistician Abraham Wyner who exposed Mann’s hockey stick to be the fraud Steyn and Simberg (and many others) say it is. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get caught up on the trial and join the chat to ask questions of your own. Our panel delves into the claim by the COP28 President, who said there is ‘no science’ behind demands for the phase-out of fossil fuels and that doing so would take the world “back into caves.” The episode also aims to debunk common climate change myths presented at COP28, focusing on a comprehensive understanding of the conference's implications and strategies. We will compare the fantasy of claims and goals with the reality of the hard data. Plus, we’ll have Crazy Climate News of the week. Join our live broadcast today at Noon Central Time (12PM ET). Whether you're a climate enthusiast, a policy expert, or just someone curious about the different facets of climate change discourse, this episode promises to provide another fresh and insightful take on the discussions from COP28.

In the second week of the defamation trial, where serial litigator and special climate snowflake Michael Mann sued Mark Steyn and others for libel, the proceedings featured notable developments and surprising revelations. To discuss, Phelim McAleer, a filmmaker and journalist who is attending the trial in a federal court in Washington, DC, joins episode 95 of Climate Change Roundtable. Thursday afternoon marked a significant moment in the trial, featuring Steyn cross-examining Mann. McAleer will share his observations with host Anthony Watts and panelists H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely. The lawsuit stems from 2012 when Mann accused Steyn and others of libel for ridiculing his "hockey stick" graph, a key element in climate change discussions. Steyn compared the cover-up of Mann’s shoddy science at his then-employer Penn State University to the way the school covered up the sexual abuse crimes conducted by disgraced football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State whitewashed the internal investigation. In addition to discussing the trial, the episode will cover some of the crazy climate news of the week. We also urge you to seek out a new daily podcast produce by our guest, Phelim, and his wife Ann McIlhenny called “Climate Change on Trial,” where professional actors are reenacting the Mann trial.

After 12 years of delays, the defamation lawsuit brought by climate scientist Michael Mann and writer Mark Steyn finally began this week. Mann sued Steyn and others in 2012 claiming they libeled him when they mocked his infamous “hockey stick” graph that has been the lynchpin of climate alarmism for decades. Steyn compared the cover-up of Mann’s shoddy science at his then-employer Penn State University to the way the school covered up the horrible sexual abuse crimes conducted by disgraced football coach Jerry Sandusky and then whitewashed an internal investigation. Steyn, who gave one of the greatest keynotes ever at a Heartland climate conference about this case a while back (see below for a link), has been itching for this trial to finally happen since Obama was just starting his second term. It was Mann who employed one delaying tactic after another in an attempt to scare Steyn off. Steyn never backs down from a fight, and is putting Mann’s hockey stick itself on trial. And, in a twist that will be either brilliant or disastrous, Steyn is acting as his own attorney in this civil suit. In episode 94 of Climate Change Roundtable by The Heartland Institute, host Anthony Watts and panelists H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will get you caught up on the Climate Trial of the Century. After opening statements on Thursday, the jury trial in a DC court is expected to last as long as three weeks. This is the kind of coverage of this important trial you won’t find anywhere else.

After 12 years of delays, the defamation lawsuit brought by climate scientist Michael Mann and writer Mark Steyn finally began this week. Mann sued Steyn and others in 2012 claiming they libeled him when they mocked his infamous “hockey stick” graph that has been the lynchpin of climate alarmism for decades. Steyn compared the cover-up of Mann’s shoddy science at his then-employer Penn State University to the way the school covered up the horrible sexual abuse crimes conducted by disgraced football coach Jerry Sandusky and then whitewashed an internal investigation. Steyn, who gave one of the greatest keynotes ever at a Heartland climate conference about this case a while back (see below for a link), has been itching for this trial to finally happen since Obama was just starting his second term. It was Mann who employed one delaying tactic after another in an attempt to scare Steyn off. Steyn never backs down from a fight, and is putting Mann’s hockey stick itself on trial. And, in a twist that will be either brilliant or disastrous, Steyn is acting as his own attorney in this civil suit. In episode 94 of Climate Change Roundtable, host Anthony Watts and panelists H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and (maybe) Jim Lakely will get you caught up on the Climate Trial of the Century. After opening statements on Thursday, the jury trial in the DC Superior Court is expected to last well into next week. Join us at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) for the kind of coverage of this trial you won’t find anywhere else. Below is Mark Steyn’s keynote address on the Michael Mann lawsuit in 2015 at Heartland’s 10th International Conference on Climate Change. Steyn called The Heartland Institute “an absolutely indispensable beacon of sanity on this issue [climate change].” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bARjABDqok

In this new episode #93 of "Climate Change Roundtable," host Anthony Watts leads a thought-provoking discussion with Heartland experts H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Leuken, and special guest Ben Lieberman, Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow specializing in environmental policy. In 2023, the Biden administration launched an all-out war on home appliances. The appliance regulations are 'clearly being done as part of the climate agenda,' according to one energy expert. The Alliance For Consumers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting consumer protection policies, issued an analysis in October showing that popular appliances like ceiling fans, gas stoves, dishwashers, water heaters and refrigerators will all increase in price in the coming years thanks in large part to these policies. This past week, a federal appeals court struck down the regulatory actions targeting dishwashers as part of the Biden administration's aggressive climate and energy efficiency agenda. And, like always, we’ll have Crazy Climate News of the week. Join us at Noon Central Time (1PM ET) Whether you're a climate enthusiast, a policy expert, or just someone curious about the different facets of climate change discourse, this episode will enlighten you.