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- Jay Lehr, Ph.D.: RIP—H. Sterling Burnett
- Podcast of the Week: Socialism Will Not Win Regardless of the Present Power/Provide Crises (Visitor: Jay Lehr)
- A Large Loss to Mankind—James Taylor
- The Superb Accomplishments of Jay Lehr—Joe Bast
- Jay Lehr, Superman—Tom Harris
- We Will Win: to My Pal Jay Lehr—Rafaella Nascimento
- Video: The Heartland Institute presents the Dauntless Purveyor of Local weather Reality Award to Jay Lehr at ICCC13 in 2019
- Video: Jay Lehr on eliminating the U.S. EPA
- Video: Jay Lehr – The Different Facet of the World Warming Story
- Local weather Comedy
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Jay Lehr, R.I.P.
Final Thursday I acquired and surprising name from Jim Lakely, vp of The Heartland Institute, informing me that Jay Lehr, longtime Heartland Institute science director, had handed away. I used to be bowled over on the unwelcome information, unable to talk for a second. Many people, myself included, are nonetheless recovering from the information. As famous in final week’s CCW, Jay’s work and friendship touched many lives, so this week’s version is dedicated to remembrances of him. Separate remembrances from a number of of Jay’s colleagues and associates follows my feedback.
Jay Lehr, 86, of Ostrander, Ohio handed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Grady Memorial Hospital. Born September 11, 1936, in Bayonne, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Martin Moses and Rebecca (Dreznick) Lehr. On July 7, 1991, he married Janet Kingery on the Wyman Woods Park they usually shared 31 fantastic years collectively.
Jay was an internationally famend speaker, scientist, and writer who testified earlier than Congress on dozens of events on environmental points and consulted with almost each company of the nationwide authorities, in addition to many overseas international locations.
Jay was a number one authority on groundwater hydrology. After graduating from Princeton College on the age of 20 with a level in Geological Engineering, he went on to obtain the nation’s first Ph.D. in Groundwater Hydrology from The College of Arizona.
Jay was a professor of Hydrogeology at The Ohio State College within the Nineteen Sixties and an adjunct professor for a lot of extra years. He spent 25 years as Govt Director of the Nationwide Floor Water Affiliation. He then spent 25 years as Senior Scientist for The Heartland Institute. Most lately, Jay was Senior Coverage Advisor for the Worldwide Local weather Science Coalition. Jay was keen about educating others on the science behind the fallacy of synthetic local weather change.
Jay was the writer of greater than 1,000 journal and journal articles and 36 books. He was editor of Rational Readings on Environmental Considerations; McGraw-Hill’s Handbook on Environmental Science, Well being and Know-how (2000); the six-volume Water Encyclopedia (Wiley Interscience, 2005); and Wiley Interscience’s Nuclear Power Encyclopedia: Science, Know-how, and Functions (2011).
Jay was the writer of quite a few publications for Heartland throughout his years as Science Director, testifying earlier than Congress, state legislatures, and at administrative hearings lots of of instances. Among the many most influential papers he produced for The Heartland Institute was one arguing that the U.S. EPA had lengthy surpassed its usefulness and exceeded its authority, and ought to be changed as a regulatory physique by a committee composed of state Environmental Safety Companies. Whereas the EPA nonetheless exists, in 2016, Jay’s plan influenced the 2016 Republican Celebration Platform, which included provisions:
to shift duty for environmental regulation from the federal forms to the states and to rework the EPA into an impartial bipartisan fee, much like the Nuclear Regulatory Fee, with structural safeguards in opposition to politicized science. We are going to strictly restrict congressional delegation of rule-making authority, and require that residents be compensated for regulatory takings.
Jay was an enthusiastic proponent of those provisions, seeing them as a stepping stone to the last word purpose of ending the EPA as we all know it.
Lehr spoke in entrance of hundreds of audiences on subjects starting from world warming and biotechnology to enterprise administration and well being and bodily health, all the time receiving excessive scores for entertaining and energizing even the biggest audiences. Jay all the time confirmed as much as his world warming shows with enterprise playing cards, on the again of which had been a listing of 10 local weather myths, and a carbon dioxide (CO2) reader, to point out college students, academics, and whoever else composed his viewers that CO2 just isn’t a pollutant, or harmful at any ranges they’re prone to encounter. Certainly, the readings of his CO2 reader confirmed viewers members they lived their every day lives in environments the place CO2 ranges are a lot greater than local weather scolds say are lethal to life on earth.
Jay was a participant in each Worldwide Local weather Convention hosted by The Heartland Institute, and was awarded the “Dauntless Purveyor of Reality Award,” on the thirteenth Worldwide Convention on Local weather Change in 2019. No individual was ever extra deserving of that award. One can view his acceptance of the award and plenty of of his different insightful shows right here.
Along with his workload, it’s onerous to fathom how Jay discovered time to pursue so many extracurricular passions, however he did. Jay was referred to as the “Father of Western Lacrosse.” He was assistant lacrosse coach at The Ohio State College within the ’60s. He beloved enjoying membership lacrosse, hockey and males’s hardball. He based the Columbus Metros semi-pro soccer group. He was an avid skydiver, 10-time Ironman finisher, and a number of marathon finisher.
Jay was a proud Princeton alum (class of ’57). He was recognized all through the Princeton neighborhood for his participation within the “Princeton P-rade,” the place he walked the parade route on his arms for 20 years, then accomplished the route yearly on his unicycle for an additional 20 years. Jay was additionally recognized for his love of skydiving, having accomplished 1,481 profitable jumps, all the time with actual precision in hitting his goal, “Earth.” Certainly, Jay was featured in Parachutist, the journal of the U.S. Parachute Affiliation, in March 2010, for setting a brand new world file, having jumped from an airplane each month for 32 years.
Jay was essentially the most optimistic and energetic individual you’ll ever meet. He all the time impressed others to achieve their highest potential. He adored his spouse, Janet, and cherished doing the whole lot collectively, from touring to biking to watching Hallmark motion pictures. Day by day was Christmas Eve to Jay. Along with Janet, he’s survived by his daughters, Leslie (John Truby) Lehr and Tracy (Mike) de Martino; stepchildren, Tonia (Richard) Birt and Tom (Colleen) Kingery; grandchildren, Juliette, Caty Pleasure, Marie Claire, Josilynn, Spencer, Emily, Abigail, and Landon.
That’s the official stuff. All of it true.
Now for just a few private impressions. Jay was essentially the most excessive local weather skeptic I’ve ever recognized (really unhappy to jot down that previously tense). I heard him say on multiple event it was inconceivable that human greenhouse gasoline emissions had been inflicting local weather change. He thought the physics simply didn’t add up.
I don’t recall ever talking with Jay about faith, however I do know he lived his life in a approach each Christian ought to aspire to. He lacked ego, he was exceedingly sort, he regularly pursued new information, and he was an everlasting optimist.
Some private recollections spotlight his lack of ego and gracious embrace of criticism. I used to be lucky to have edited various Jay’s e-book opinions for Surroundings & Local weather Information, his op-eds, and the quotes he supplied for tales.
I’ve recognized many students to take each phrase they write as gold, with no room for enchancment or leeway for alteration. They struggle nearly any edit to their work. Jay was not a kind of writers.
In his writings, Jay wasn’t all the time the clearest communicator, not less than not for lay audiences with out a background in greater math, physics, or different scientific disciplines. Generally, it wasn’t clear, even to me, what precisely Jay was saying. On these events, slightly than going backwards and forwards with edits and corrections over a number of emails, I’d name Jay instantly, and he’d take no matter time it took to hash via my lack of readability. The dialog usually proceeded within the type of a Socratic dialogue, with me asking questions on what precisely Jay was attempting to speak, asking for additional clarification, generally providing corrections or my gloss on what he wished to say, and at last honing in on language that clearly and easily communicated the advanced thought Jay had crammed into just a few jargon-laden sentences. On the finish, I’d write out what I understood he wished to speak, to which Jay would invariably say, “That’s fabulous, that’s precisely what I supposed to say, Sterling, you made it a lot clearer.”
I used to be all the time humbled by him saying so. Normally, my confusion wasn’t so nice as to benefit a telephone name; usually, I simply thought Jay’s writing or quotes could possibly be less complicated, extra direct, and extra targeted. On these events, once I edited his articles or quotes, I’d all the time run my rewrite by Jay for approval. Jay persistently informed me I didn’t want to take action, that he trusted me, and was assured if I believed a change was wanted for readability or fashion, he was positive it was true. I by no means took Jay up on that supply, considering it improper to place my tackle his phrases in his mouth. Jay was all the time effusive in his reward of my edits and rewrites.
Nobody has ever accused me of being an optimist, however Jay remained one till his closing days. As an illustration, within the final podcast I carried out with Jay, he defined that, regardless of my gloomy prognosis, Socialism Will Not Win Regardless of the Present Power/Provide Crises. I left this dialog extra hopeful than when it started, however then that was true of just about each dialog or trade I ever had with Jay.
I used to be really trying ahead to eating and talking with Jay at Heartland’s forthcoming local weather convention in Orlando. I all the time sought him out at these conferences. Now there’s a gap in my schedule in addition to my coronary heart.
- H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D
SOURCE: Tribute Archive; The Heartland Institute
A Large Loss to Mankind
The passing of Dr. Jay Lehr is an amazing loss to The Heartland Institute household, to the sphere of science, and to the larger universe of mankind.
I first met Jay in 2001 once I joined The Heartland Institute. Again then and all through the 20-plus years I knew him, Jay was essentially the most enthusiastic and energetic man I knew. He was a person with an amazing mind but large humility. He would do something for anyone and was very happy to permit others to take the credit score for his onerous work.
Jay stored up a outstanding journey schedule, continuously touring the nation—and certainly the world—whereas spreading his love of science and agriculture. Audiences beloved his energetic demeanor and encyclopedic information of science. Whereas on the street, he would tirelessly spend his evenings writing e-book opinions and science articles for Heartland and others. Jay was the Energizer bunny of science.
It was inconceivable to not smile when seeing Jay. He effused good cheer, ardour, and private heat. Throughout instances of hassle, Jay would all the time exit of his option to cheer me up along with his sort coronary heart, optimism, and compassion.
It doesn’t appear actual that I’ll by no means see him once more at Heartland’s local weather conferences or wherever else. I’ll miss you, my buddy.
- James Taylor is president of the Heartland Institute.
Podcast of the Week
On this episode of Heartland’s Surroundings & Local weather Information Podcast from again in July, H. Sterling Burnett interviews Jay Lehr about how America’s present vitality and meals crises usually are not the unintentional outcomes of misguided insurance policies. Fairly, the crises are the deliberate results of insurance policies imposed to show folks into serfs, giving world elites extra management over peoples’ lives. Elites need common folks to beg for ever extra authorities assist.
Thankfully, the folks will ultimately get up. New expertise and open markets will consequence within the elimination of unhealthy rulers, and thus, improved lives. The pendulum will swing again to freedom for some time. However we should concern shield freedom when authoritarianism creeps in.
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The Superb Accomplishments of Jay Lehr
Dr. Jay H. Lehr was one of many world’s most well-known scientists and fiercest critics of the corruption of local weather science.
Lehr was marked for achievement at an early age, graduating from Princeton College on the age of 20 with a level in Geological Engineering, then continuing to achieve the primary Ph.D. in Groundwater Hydrology from the College of Arizona, and later changing into govt director of the Nationwide Affiliation of Groundwater Scientists and Engineers.
Lehr first achieved nationwide and worldwide discover with the discharge in 1992 of Rational Readings on Environmental Considerations, a thick compendium of essays on a variety of environmental points written by most of the world’s main scientists. The e-book’s recurring theme, that environmental dangers are broadly misunderstood and sometimes exaggerated for political ends, would grow to be Lehr’s lifelong message.
Rational Readings was certainly one of a handful of books—others embody Julian Simon’s The Final Useful resource (1981), Simon and Herman Kahn’s The Resourceful Earth (1984), and Aaron Wildavsky’s However Is It True? (1997)—that uncovered the rising corruption of science by progressives (together with communists), who sought to frighten the general public into embracing socialist insurance policies. The e-book had a profound affect on the general public debate on the time and a good larger long-term impression by letting many whistle-blowers within the science neighborhood know they weren’t alone.
Whereas his analysis and publications alone positioned Lehr within the pantheon of the world’s main public intellectuals, his second superpower was being a unprecedented public speaker. He spoke earlier than hundreds of audiences, giant and small, within the U.S. and around the globe, invariably receiving standing ovations.
Lehr’s reputation with audiences was so nice applications needed to be delayed and viewers members requested to comply with him out of the room so the following speaker may have his flip.
Three components made Jay one of the crucial influential scientists on this planet. One was his short-term photographic reminiscence. He may write a speech, rehearse it just a few instances, after which ship it flawlessly with out notes. A second issue was a metabolism that allowed him to work 18 and even 20 hours a day. Lengthy after everybody else was napping, Lehr could be learning, writing, and rehearsing for tomorrow. A 3rd secret was Lehr’s bodily health.
However Lehr’s most necessary secret to success was an amazingly optimistic perspective that animated his speech, gestures, and expressions. Good issues weren’t simply good and even wonderful to Lehr, they had been “fabulous!” Visitors on his podcasts weren’t simply good, they had been “the perfect friends I’ve ever had on my present!” Lehr’s enthusiasm was contagious; he radiated optimistic vitality.
Lehr’s sunny outlook on life got here partially from a philosophy he shared with me a decade in the past (or possibly it was two). He known as it his “Ten Guidelines for Residing the Good Life.” They included “Be sort in each human interplay,” “Don’t ever complain,” and what grew to become a favourite of ours, “Let nobody rain in your parade.”
I printed and framed Lehr’s “Guidelines for Residing” and it hung above my desk for a few years. I most likely learn these phrases 100 instances whereas attempting to resolve issues. I discovered right now that it nonetheless hangs on a wall at The Heartland Institute, 4 years after my retirement, inspiring others to seek out marvel on this planet, converse the reality, and stay the nice life even right now.
- Joseph Bast was founder and president of The Heartland Institute. Bast retired in 2018.
Jay Lehr, Superman
Superman. That was my nickname for Dr. Jay Lehr in the course of the nearly three years he was Senior Coverage Advisor to the Worldwide Local weather Science Coalition (ICSC). As a baby rising up, Superman was my hero. Superman was sensible and labored onerous. He was robust, tremendous match and good-looking. He was sort, well mannered, and unpretentiousness. And, in fact, Superman all the time informed the reality and by no means backed down within the face of evil. I by no means thought I’d really meet somebody like that in actual life.
Then, alongside got here Jay Lehr. At first, he gave the impression to be too good to be true. I had seen Jay from afar on stage because the Science Director of The Heartland Institute at their Worldwide Conferences on Local weather Change and I marveled at this energetic, articulate, tanned, match, and fearless octogenarian. Certainly somebody who appeared that superior on the floor have to be conceited, had been I to truly get to know him. However no. After we appeared collectively on Heartland panels, I noticed that, sure, Superman did exist in the actual world, the one-in-a-million one that mixed a science Ph.D. with excellent athletic prowess, onerous work, and humility as well. When the chance arose to deliver Jay on board as ICSC’s senior scientist, I used to be thrilled and jumped on the alternative.
And Jay didn’t disappoint. Up to now three years, he pumped out well timed, well-researched, and thrilling local weather change and vitality articles for me so as to add my two cents to earlier than publishing. Since Jay began working often with ICSC in April 2019, articles and radio interviews from the “Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris” group numbered properly over 600, primarily due to Jay’s unbelievable work ethic. And that was solely our joint media effort. On his personal, Dr. Lehr continued to publish many, many extra. Was Jay onerous working? Was he prolific? I’ll say!
But it surely was actually his character that made Jay such a valued co-worker and later a private buddy. At all times upbeat. At all times sincere. At all times supportive and complimentary to others and by no means a imply bone in his physique. I’ll definitely miss Dr. Jay Lehr, a real-world Superman.
Tom Harris is chairman of the Worldwide Local weather Science Coalition, primarily based in Canada.
We Will Win: to My Pal Jay Lehr
All those that are on the forefront of the struggle in opposition to the local weather change delusion acknowledge the significance of Jay Lehr, his love for fact, for scientific rigor, and above all, for all times. Jay wrote lots of of articles, edited numerous books and was all the time able to collaborate with newcomers on this battle in opposition to the “evil wearing inexperienced,” as he himself described it, after studying Yuval Noah Harari’s materials.
Jay was an enormous sports activities fanatic. Whereas I, who am not even half his age, talked in regards to the thrill of working two miles, Jay was coaching for yet one more ironman and planning yet one more parachute bounce. “The necessary factor is to be constant and never cease coaching,” he stated.
Jay was extremely beneficiant. He contributed to PHVOX (Brazil) with the identical curiosity that he printed his articles on bigger platforms and aimed toward an American viewers. He, along with Tom Harris, invited worldwide researchers to take part within the largest radio program in america, America Out Loud. He wished the American public to have entry to what was occurring in Brazil, Chile, and Germany due to environmental fearmongering.
Jay was that buddy you had the braveness to ship your texts to, written in a language during which you aren’t proficient. He was all the time able to learn and assist as finest he may. He was essentially the most optimistic individual I’ve ever met. He as soon as defined that every single day he units out to perform one good factor, even when it means sweeping the ground. Jay is that good buddy that I hope most individuals are privileged to satisfy not less than as soon as of their lives. I had.
Jay’s final article for PHVOX was titled “We Win.” Expensive Jay, we’ll win this battle in opposition to evil. We misplaced certainly one of our giants, however we, the smaller ones, will carry in your legacy. Relaxation in Peace Jay. You’ll be vastly missed.
Rafaella Nascimento, Ph.D., is a board member of the CO2 Coalition.
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The Heartland Institute presents the Dauntless Purveyor of Local weather Reality Award to Jay Lehr at ICCC13 in 2019
The Heartland Institute presents the Dauntless Purveyor of Local weather Reality Award to Jay Lehr at ICCC13 in 2019.
Jay Lehr on eliminating the U.S. EPA
The Heartland Institute presents the Dauntless Purveyor of Local weather Reality Award to Jay Lehr at ICCC13 in 2019.
Jay Lehr – The Different Facet of the World Warming Story
Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr presents, “The Different Facet of the World Warming Story” to a gaggle of Science Academics in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2017.
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H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is the director of The Heartland Institute’s Robinson Middle on Local weather and Environmental Coverage and the managing editor of Surroundings & Local weather Information.
