Is the media’s nonstop climate panic finally losing steam?

Major outlets are scaling back climate coverage. The Washington Post fired 13 Climate Desk reporters, NPR disbanded its climate desk, Politico is folding E&E News into its main operation, and the latest UN climate negotiations in Germany saw the fewest journalists in attendance in more than a decade.

Are these signs that climate realism is winning the debate, or just a temporary lull before the alarmists regroup?

On Episode #206 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely welcome Anika Sweetland of the CO2 Coalition to discuss the latest signs of momentum for climate realism.

We’ll also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including:
- A UN plan to tax global shipping and aviation over greenhouse gas emissions
- Claims that climate change is ruining our sleep
- How China is exploiting the global climate agenda for economic warfare

And more!

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Trump is refusing to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act unless lawmakers first pass the SAVE AMERICA Act, which Trump says is far more important. There is a lot of skepticism about whether or not the now-hostage Housing Act is a good idea anyway, the panel discusses the nuances. On another issue, Trump has also said that the administration is working on a National Right to Carry bill, but again, there are potential issues down the road from this approach. Gun rights advocates say its a step in the right direction, but doesn't affirm Constitutional rights to bear arms strongly enough to end state-level infringements.

For our Countdown to 250, we discuss this week in 1776, how colonies were feeling about breaking from the British in the week leading up to the Declaration of Independence.

And on UNHINGED: New York City Congressional elections have been swept by socialist candidates, they are far more extreme than anyone Democrats have ever platformed.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick will talk about all of this and more on Episode #542 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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After years of setbacks, climate realists are seeing victories they once thought impossible.

Craig Rucker speaks to Heartland's 16th International Conference on Climate Change to reflect on the major policy changes, shifting public attitudes, and what he sees as growing skepticism toward climate alarmism. But despite the optimism, he argues that powerful institutions, activist groups, and legal challenges are still very much in the fight.

His conclusion is simple: the momentum is real, but the outcome is not yet guaranteed.

Heartland President James Taylor on the
@thestevegrubershow
explaining how Deep State bureaucrats at Trump's Justice Department are sabotaging the repeal of the unscientific "Endangerment Finding" for carbon dioxide emissions declared our of nothing by by Obama's EPA. This is about "career staffers" at DOJ thwarting the will of the voters, who are done with false climate panic dictating policy in the US.

One would think a major terror attack just occurred on U.S. soil, for all the reactions that Democrats and socialist friends are having to the news that Elon Musk's net worth just hit a trillion dollars. He is the first person in history to make that mark, and leftist progressives absolutely hate it. We will discuss the politics of ENVY, and how poisonous jealousy is to society and the economy.

Also, as the World Cup continues in the United States, many visiting Europeans are finding themselves loving American culture and community, reality is refuting the scary picture painted by their own media.

American communities have always been loyal and close-knit, as the history of the "Midnight Ride" network of Paul Revere and his fellow messengers shows us. For our Countdown to 250 segment, we discuss the trust and coordination it took to make their mission a success.

On UNHINGED: Lefties lose it over Elon Musk's trillionaire status.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #541 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Climate activists and media outlets often claim that global warming is making wildfires worse, but what does the actual data show?

In this Climate at a Glance fact check, Linnea Lueken examines wildfire trends in the United States and globally, explaining why the full picture is far more complicated than the usual climate-change narrative. While fires can be dangerous and destructive, long-term satellite data show global burned area has declined, and U.S. wildfire history points to land management, fuel buildup, invasive grasses, arson, accidental ignitions, and fire suppression policies as major factors behind severe fire seasons.

Are rising temperatures really the main driver of today’s wildfires, or are politicians and media outlets ignoring the bigger causes?

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America 250: What was the Olive Branch Petition?

In July 1775, just months after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress made one final, desperate attempt to avoid all-out war with Great Britain. On July 5, they adopted (and on July 8 signed) the Olive Branch Petition — a heartfelt appeal directly to King George III.

Signed by many who would sign the Declaration of Independence a year later, the Olive Branch Petition expressed the colonists’ continued loyalty to the British Crown while blaming Parliament and royal ministers for the crisis. It requested the repeal of the Coercive Acts, an immediate end to hostilities, and a return to the “former harmony” between Britain and her colonies.

Despite its peaceful tone and professions of fidelity, King George III refused to even receive the petition. By August 23, 1775, he had issued the Proclamation of Rebellion, declaring the colonies in open revolt. This rejection marked a turning point that helped push America toward full independence the following year. Was reconciliation still possible in 1775? Or was war inevitable?

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick discuss one of the most important “what if” moments in American history on Episode 540 of the In the Tank Podcast, streamed live on June 11, 2026.

Ocean temps are rising in the tropical Pacific Ocean, a natural and regular phenomenon called El Niño. Climate modelers say this year's could be one of the biggest ever, and some have nicknamed it "Godzilla El Niño!" That's a fun name, but what can we expect in this El Niño cycle? The Climate Realism Show's Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Lois Perry will talk about that.

We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including: global airlines giving up on their always absurd NetZero by 2050 goal, giant fire tornadoes to clean up oil spills, Democrats backing off their pledges to stop oil and gas in the face of higher fuel costs, and will Trump's Endangerment Finding repeal soon also apply to power plants?

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SHOW NOTES:

1. GODZILLA EL NIÑO
WUWT: Here Comes the Super Mega Ultimate Hyper Giga Godzilla El Niño
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/10/here-comes-the-super-mega-ultimate-hyper-giga-godzilla-el-nino/

2. POWER PLANT DEREGULATION?
WASHINGTON REPORTER: Energy industry experts want the Trump administration to fully repeal the Obama-era EPA mandates that target coal
https://washingtonreporter.news/exclusive-energy-industry-experts-want-the-trump-administration-to-fully-repeal-the-obama-era-epa-mandates-that-target-coal/

3. FLIGHTS OF FANCY
THE GUARDIAN UK: Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/airline-industry-chiefs-willie-walsh-2050-net-zero-unlikely

4. HELPFUL FIRE TORNADOS
SCIENCE DAILY: Giant fire tornadoes could clean up oil spills faster with less pollution: What if one of the best ways to fight an oil spill is with a controlled fire tornado?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260605023420.htm

5. DEMS GIVING UP ON ENERGY
NYTIMES: Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/democrats-climate-change-oil-gas.html

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
3:52 Godzilla El Niño!
14:45 Power Plant Deregulation Coming?
24:42 Flights of Fancy
32:46 Fire Tornados
41:41 Dems Giving Up Energy Agenda
48:51 Rolling Stone w/Greta
52:58 Q&A

Social Security trustees predict the retirement trust fund is now projected to run dry a full year earlier than previously forecast, in just 2032. What got us here, and what does Congress need to do about it? Can we keep pushing insolvency forward forever?

And: where does good government end and dangerous negligence begin? The Belfast riots are the latest example of a Western government that suppressed legitimate debate about immigration and crime, and now things are boiling over.

Finally, related to our main topic but separated by over 250 years: the Intolerable Acts of 1774 pushed the colonies past the breaking point, despite an attempt at reconciliation in the Olive Branch Petition, which King George ultimately refused to even read.

And on UNHINGED: Democrat staffers scrambling to spin the Platner story are making it so much worse. You almost have to feel bad for them.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #540 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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