Lawrence Solomon: Fight jihad, stop carbon taxes

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

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Lawrence Solomon: Celsius not rising

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

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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.

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The big Ontario power-plant question

(Dec. 3, 2012) Will the Liberals ever explain their botched site-selection process?

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Russia deal could make Israel a major energy exporter

(November 29, 2012) A joint venture between Russia’s national gas giant Gazprom and Israel to develop its offshore gas fields, could propel Israel to energy superpower status in the Middle East. Lawrence Solomon’s recent presentation to the Middle East Forum forms the basis of the following article.

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New Brunswick nuclear reactor set to return to service

(November 14, 2012) The longs delays and major cost overruns associated with the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant refurbishment, due for completion this fall, underscore the risks associated with nuclear technology, says Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin. “Because it’s nuclear it is inherently hazardous and everything has to go right … every kind of small boo-boo turns into a megaproject boo-boo,” said Rubin, who also notes that the peculiar nature of some of the refurbishment project’s problems has “turned this thing into a laughing stock … like dropping a turbine into the ocean.”

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The huge impact of Israel’s energy reserves

(November 8, 2012) A summary of Lawrence Solomon’s remote presentation to the Middle East Forum, based in Philadelphia, on Israel’s energy reserves and its impact on the region.

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Lawrence Solomon: Oil majors back Kurdistan

(October 26, 2012) The magnitude of Kurdish oil trumps ­diplomatic niceties.

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Lawrence Solomon: Will Egypt seize Libya for its oil?

(October 5, 2012) Given Egypt’s political ideology, its history with its neighbours, and its material needs, this must be a live issue.

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Ignorance deadlier than radiation in Japan

(October 5, 2012) The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 continue to claim lives more than a year and a half later, yet Fukushima’s radiation-related death toll remains at zero. How is this possible? This New American report by Rebecca Terrell draws on a recent article by Lawrence Solomon.

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