Author Archives: energyprbe

Toronto Hydro lashed over blackout

(Oct. 15, 2010) Lawrence Solomon, executive director of the group Energy Probe, says Toronto Hydro would adopt more stringent measures to prevent blackouts if it had to compensate its customers for such disturbances. Continue reading

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Energy Probe’s Executive Director Lawrence Solomon on CBC TV today at 5:30 p.m.

(Oct. 15, 2010) Torontonians experience 10 to 15 times as many blackouts as their city counterparts in London, England. Why? The London power system is both privatized and well regulated. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Global warming propagandist slapped down

(Oct. 14, 2010) Wikipedia stops the work of one of its most ardent climate change supporters. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Ontario power lesson

(Oct. 13, 2010) Notes for a speech that Ontario’s Opposition leader could give, but won’t, on the state of the province’s electricity sector. Continue reading

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Skeptic adopts a powerful term

(Oct. 12, 2010) An editorial from the Guelph Mercury looks at the decision by Energy Probe’s Executive Director, Lawrence Solomon, to use the term “denier”. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: New Zealand’s Climategate –Act II

(Oct. 09, 2010) The climate change scandal in New Zealand adds another chapter. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: New Zealand’s Climategate –Act II

(October 9, 2010) Last November, I reported on accusations from New Zealand that a government agency called NTWA — New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research — had cooked the books on global warming. Continue reading

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Watch Energy Probe’s Executive Director Lawrence Solomon debate “green protectionism” on BNN

(Oct. 08, 2010) Lawrence Solomon was recently involved in a debate on “green protectionism” on the Business News Network (BNN). Continue reading

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Climate-change skeptic blowing into Guelph

(Oct. 07, 2010) Energy Probe’s Executive Director, Lawrence Solomon, will be heading to Guelph at the end of the month to give a speech on climate change skepticism. But not everyone agrees with him, writes Rob O’Flanagan in the Guelph Mercury. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Brits to pay $3200 per year for power bill. Ontarians take note

(Oct. 6, 2010) Electricity rates in the UK provide a possible taste of what’s to come in Ontario, writes Lawrence Solomon. Continue reading

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