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). You can watch the clip here.

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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 for Ontarians, writes Lawrence Solomon. Continue reading

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Power authority asked to explain missed deadline

(Oct. 6, 2010) Energy Probe board member Parker Gallant says the Ontario Power Authority broken the conditions of its license by failing to file an integrated power system plan, writes John Spears in the Toronto Star. Continue reading

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Governments spend too much on unnecessary programs

(Oct. 4) Don Soule, writing for The Record, says political leaders need to stop funding projects that are mostly about buying votes. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Castro reaches out to Israel

(Oct. 2) Cuba’s appeal to Israel has worked brilliantly. He may be ­turning to Jews for foreign investment. Continue reading

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Green Energy: An Ontario Perspective

(Oct. 1, 2010) Glenn Fox, an agricultural and natural resource economist at the University of Guelph, presents, “Green Energy: An Ontario Perspective”. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: UK Becomes a Denier Nation

(Sept. 30) The UK joins the ranks of climate deniers. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon, Executive Director of Energy Probe will present “Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled”

(Sept. 30) Executive Director of Energy Probe, Lawrence Solomon, will present his speech, “Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled” on Wednesday, October 20, 2010
at the University of Guelph. See the details below.
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Lawrence Solomon, Executive Director of Energy Probe, will present "Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled"

September 30, 2010

Dept. of FARE SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT DEPARTMENT of FOOD, AGRICULTURAL and RESOURCE ECONOMICS ” GLOBAL WARMING: THE SCIENCE IS NOT SETTLED.  Lawrence Solomon is one of Canada’s leading environmentalists. His book, The Conserver Solution (Doubleday), which popularized the Conserver  Society concept in the late 1970s, became the manual for those interested in incorporating environmental factors into economic life. An advisor to President Carter’s Task Force on Global Resources and 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, save the world’s rainforests and convert free roads to toll roads. He is a columnist with National Post, a former columnist for the Globe and Mail, and author of seven books, including Energy Shock (Doubleday), Toronto Sprawls (University of Toronto Press) and, most recently, The Deniers (Richard Vigilante Books). Larry Solomon’s National Post columns are available at Energy Probe, ranked #1 among Canadian environmental websites by Alexa. The Deniers, now available in paperback, was the #1 environmental best seller in both Canada and the U.S. in 2008. Available at Amazon.ca and Amazon.com. Puzzled by some aspect of the global warming debate? Ask the Deniers can help.  Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

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