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H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow for the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). While Burnett works on a number of issues, he specializes in issues involving environmental policy.
He has held various positions in professional and public policy organizations, including serving as a member of the new Environment and Natural Resources Task Force in the Texas Comptroller's e-Texas commission (2000).
President (2005), Board of Directors (present), Dallas Woods and Water Conservation Club.
Advisor, American Legislative Exchange Council Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Task Force, 1996 - Present.
Senior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation (2005 - Present).
Academic Advisor, Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow (2005 – Present).
Brand Visiting Chair of Free Enterprise and Public Policy at Howard Payne University , 1998.
PERC Fellow, Political Economy Research Center , 1995.
Research Assistant, Social Philosophy and Policy Center , 1991 - 1992.
Environmental Research Associate, Competitive Enterprise Institute, 1990.
Research Associate, Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, 1987.
Policy issues spokesman on nationally syndicated radio and television talk shows.
His articles and opinion pieces have been published in Ethics, Environmental Ethics, International Studies in Philosophy, The World and I, USA Today, Los Angeles Daily News, The Washington Times, Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Rocky Mountain News, Miami Herald, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Detroit News, The Seattle Times and Human Events.
Burnett received his P.h.D. in 2001 from Bowling Green State University . His doctoral dissertation was "Ecosystemic Goods: The Pros and Cons of a Property Rights Approach."
Contact Dr. H. Sterling Burnett at sterling.burnett@ncpa.org.
For more information, contact NCPA public affairs at (800) 859-1154 or media@ncpa.org.
Articles
10.12.07
Meeting Our Need for Electric Power
Topic: Metering Article Viewed 5592 Times;
51 comments America needs more electric power. At the same time, consumers are howling for lower electricity prices. Continued economic growth, and the prosperity it brings, relies upon continued growth in power. Despite efficiency gains allowing ongoing improvements in the amount of Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per unit energy used, the world has yet to discover a way to decouple continued economic growth from increased power use.
6.7.06
Taxing Profits, Draining Energy
Topic: Fossil & Biomass Article Viewed 5345 Times;
4 comments Gasoline prices last year never reached the inflation-adjusted peak of the 1980s, but due to a variety of factors they were much higher than Americans have become accustomed to recently. These included strong demand in the United States and several developing nations, production and refining decisions by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and political instability in a number of oil exporting countries.
