16th Annual Climate Denial Conference: Day One

Heartland Institute
District of Columbia
04/08/2026 at 08:45AM

Location: Hotel Washington
515 15th St NW
Washington, DC 20004

Craig Rucker appears 4 times. James Taylor appears 3 times. Steve Milloy and Anthony Watts appear 2 times.

8:45 – 9:40 AMBreakfast Keynote
8:45 — Opening Remarks: James Taylor
9:00 – Lee Zeldin, Administrator, U.S. EPA (Craig Rucker: Introduction)
Break 9:40–10:00
10:00 – 11:30 AMPanel 1A · DOE Climate Report – The Authors Speak Panel 1B · Wrong Again – Failed Climate Predictions
Judith Curry, Ph.D. · Ross McKitrick, Ph.D. · Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D.
Moderator: Craig Rucker
Break 11:30–12:00
Steve Milloy · Marc Morano · Douglas Pollock
Moderator: Sterling Burnett
12:00 – 2:00 PMLunch Keynotes
12:00 – Will Happer, Ph.D., Princeton / CO2 Coalition
1:00 – Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia
1:40 – Frederick Seitz Memorial Award → Peter Ridd, Ph.D.
2:20 – 3:45 PMPanel 2A · Beyond CO₂ – Other Possible Climate Drivers Panel 2B · Problems with the Temperature and Climate Records
Willie Soon, Ph.D. · Ronan Connolly, Ph.D. · Arthur Viterito, Ph.D.
Moderator: Craig Rucker
Anthony Watts · Jonathan Cohler · David Legates
Moderator: Linnea Lueken
4:00 – 6:00 PMPanel 3A · Climate Science, Law, and the Courts Panel 3B · The Most Important Upcoming Battles
James Taylor · Joe Morris · Holger Thüss, Ph.D. · Danielle Carl
Break 6:00–6:50
Jason Issac · Steve Milloy · Willis Eschenbach · Angela Wheeler
Moderator: Cameron Sholty
6:50 – 8:30 PMDinner Keynotes
6:50 – Craig Rucker, CFACT
7:00 – Keynote TBA
7:35 – Climate Pioneer Award
8:00 – Anthony Watts
8:30 – Closing: James Taylor