Lawrence Solomon: Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete

(September 5, 2013) Satellite technology tracks traffic along all routes, changing rates on the fly.

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Lawrence Solomon: Model mockery

(August 22, 2013) Top economist, a true believer in global warming, proves predictions of catastrophe are meaningless.

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Listen to Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin on CBC Radio

(August 14, 2013) The 2003 Blackout ten years after — what have we learned from that experience and are we better off now?

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The top 5 lies Of Obama’s climate change speech

(June 26, 2013) President Obama’s recent presentation to Georgetown University rolled out a major plan to combat climate change in a speech “laden with myths, fables, distortions and outright lies” according to this editorial by Investors.com. Lawrence Solomon is quoted.

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Lawrence Solomon: The new cold war

(June 6, 2013) Russia and Iran are now aligned against the U.S. and Sunni states.

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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.

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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.

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Lawrence Solomon: Why Russia is in Syria

(May 23, 2013) To maintain Gazprom’s dominance in the European market, Putin has been fighting off competitors on numerous fronts.

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Deniers still ranting like street-corner prophets

(May 15, 2013) Telegram regular Peter Jackson takes issue with climate change commentary at the National Post, Lawrence Solomon in particular.

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‘Global warming’ was always far too important to be left to the scientists

(April 23, 2013) Daily Telegraph columnist James Delingpole takes a humorous look at why a knowledge of history is the most useful intellectual lens through which to navigate the climate change debate. Lawrence Solomon is praised and quoted for his earlier insights on the subject.

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