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About Lawrence Solomon

Lawrence Solomon is one of Canada's leading environmentalists. His book, The Conserver Solution (Doubleday) popularized the Conserver Society concept in the late 1970s and became the manual for those interested in incorporating environmental factors into economic life. An advisor to President Jimmy Carter's Task Force on the Global Environment (the Global 2000 Report) in the late 1970's, he has since been at the forefront of movements to reform foreign aid, stop nuclear power expansion and adopt toll roads. Mr. Solomon is a founder and managing director of Energy Probe Research Foundation and the executive director of its Energy Probe and Urban Renaissance Institute divisions. He has been a columnist for The Globe and Mail, a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, the editor and publisher of the award-winning The Next City magazine, and the author or co-author of seven books, most recently The Deniers, a #1 environmental best-seller in both Canada and the U.S. .

Lawrence Solomon: Arctic sea ice continues to expand, silently

(June 1, 2013) There is now more ice in the Arctic for this time of year than in recent years, says the Danish Meteorological Institute’s Centre for Ocean and Ice, which shows 2013 topping every year since 2005. See it here. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: The oil war dividends

(May 31, 2013) Who stands to gain financially from war and unrest in the Middle East? Arms exporters? Yes, but their take is as nothing compared to the main profiteers from war – oil exporters. The more war looms, the higher the premium they fetch. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Quarantining Alberta oil

(April 25, 2013) Environmentalists are successfully ring-fencing the province. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: German newsmagazine, Der Zeit, joins list of climate skeptics

(April 19, 2013) Der Zeit and its top columnist Harald Martenstein, join the list of newly skeptical global warming journalists, with an article today entitled “On the surprises of climate change.” Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: History trumps climate scientists

(April 18, 2013) Climate alarmist claims are at odds with reality. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Climate changing for global warming journalists

(April 13, 2013) The Economist and other journalism icons are beginning to reassess their position on global warming. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Not easy being green

(February 28, 2013) Series of disasters for the climate doomsayers. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Fight jihad, stop carbon taxes

(February 21, 2013) Shale oil boom means security. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Celsius not rising

(February 7, 2013) Public opinion won’t change as long as temperatures don’t. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Move into the fast lane

(December 7, 2012) The U.S. has pioneered dynamic pricing of highway toll lanes. Continue reading

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