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Lawrence Solomon (born 1948 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Canadian author and columnist who has written on energy and environmental issues. He is the founder and managing director of the Energy Probe.^[1] He has worked for a series of newspapers including the National Post, where he writes a column. He has authored books on energy resources, urban sprawl and global warming.

Solomon opposes nuclear power based on its economic costs,^[2] is a global warming skeptic, and has been critical of government approaches and policies used to address environmental concerns.^[3]^[1]^[4]

Career

Solomon worked as a columnist at The Globe and Mail, and has been published in the National Review Online, CBS News, and the Wall Street Journal.^[1] He was the editor and publisher of Next City magazine, now defunct.^[1]^[5]

Solomon supports reforms in foreign aid, putting a stop to nuclear power expansion, and supports the privatization of transport projects and the expansion of toll roads.^[1]^[6] His columns^[7] and book Toronto Sprawls: A History blame government policy for exacerbating and encouraging sprawl. He is a critic of subsidies to rural Canada.^[8]

Global warming

In a series of articles and a companion book published in 2008, The Deniers, Solomon writes about scientists whose views and research, according to Solomon, contradicts what he calls the alarmist view of global warming presented by Al Gore, the IPCC and the media. The book featured on C-SPAN's Book TV on May 11, 2008.^[9] Reviews of the book have appeared in the Washington Times, Vancouver Sun and other newspapers.^[10]^[11]^[12] In December, 2008, an executive from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy sponsored a debate about global warming between Lawrence Solomon and Dr. Jay Gulledge of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, who took the opposite view.^[13]^[14]

Wikipedia

Solomon has also written columns criticizing Wikipedia's coverage of global warming and other topics.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

Coffee merchandising

Solomon started an online merchant of green and roasted coffee in 2004 called the Green Beanery. The company is located in downtown Toronto and includes a cafe where customers can sample a wide variety of coffee.^[22] The profits from Green Beanery go to Probe International.^[22]

Published works

Solomon's books include:

The Conserver Solution (Doubleday, 1978 ISBN 978-0385145336)
Energy shock: After the oil runs out (Doubleday, 1980 ISBN 978-0385171618)
Breaking up Ontario Hydro's Monopoly (Energy Probe, 1982)
Power at What Cost (Doubleday, 1984 ISBN 978-0919849037)
In the Name of Progress (with Patricia Adams) (Earthscan, 1992 ISBN 978-1853831218)
Toronto Sprawls: A History (University of Toronto Press, 2007 ISBN 978-0772786180)
The Deniers: The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraud (Richard Vigilante Books, 2008 ISBN 978-0980076318)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Financial Post. "Lawrence Solomon Biography". Financial Post. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
^ Lawrence Solomon (August 1, 2009). "The two blows that killed the industry". National Post.
^ Brit Humen (June 04, 2007). "Is the Earmark System Really Being Reformed by Democrats?". FoxNews. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Lawrence Solomon articles in Financial Post National Post
^ "The Next City magazine, published and edited by Solomon, was started in 1995." Thomas WalkomHydro thorn Energy Probe rooted on the right; Pro-privatization empire not part of environmentalism's whole-grain world August 23, 1997 page E.1 Toronto Star
^ "I note that Lawrence Solomon continues to advocate road tolls, and the privatization of the TTC (like London) for Toronto's transportation system." Bruce Campion-Smith Toll roads safer, better maintained, expert says November 21, 1996 Toronto Star page A.20
^ Lawrence Solomon Stimulating sprawl April 04, 2009 Financial Post
^ You keep Yonge St.: Two writers from Alberta take on Lawrence Solomon's view that rural Canada is an unviable drag on cities. What about all those urban subsidies? May 15, 2004 America's Intelligence Wire (From Financial Post)
^ "The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud". Book TV on C-Span2. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
^ Shawn Macomber (2008-05-06). "The climate change deniers". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^ Mark Milke (2008-05-09). "'The Deniers' details flaws in the theories on global warming". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^ Ben-Peter Terpstra (January 11, 2009). "Book Review: The Deniers". Canada Free Press. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
^ "James L. Jones' energy views worry some environmentalists". Retrieved 2009-09-15]. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Lawrence Solomon. "Alice in Climateland". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2008-04-12). "Wikipedia's Zealots". Financial Post. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2008-04-19). "Hide your name on Wicked Pedia". Financial Post. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2008-04-26). "The real climate Martians". Financial Post. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2008-05-03). "The Opinionator". Financial Post. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2008-07-08). "Wikipropaganda". National Review Online. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2009-12-18). "How Wikipedia's green doctor rewrote 5,428 climate articles". National Post. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
^ Lawrence Solomon (2009-12-23). "Lawrence Solomon: Climategate rages on at Wikipedia". National Post. Retrieved 2009-24-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Roast-your-own coffee business goes green" (Press release). Green Beanery. 2004-09-15. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

External links

Climate change: The Deniers provides an index to the series of articles by Solomon in the National Post about scientists who "buck the conventional wisdom on climate science."
Don’t Deny Yourself, an interview with Lawrence Solomon, in the National Review, April 22, 2008.
A Time to Deny, an interview with Lawrence Solomon at The American Spectator, April 18, 2008.
The climate change deniers, an article on Solomon's book The Deniers, Washington Times, May 6, 2008.
'The Deniers' details flaws in the theories on global warming, Vancouver Sun, May 9, 2008.
Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change contains links to various articles by Solomon.
Lawrence Solomon (1990-01-01). "Save the Forests - Sell the Trees". American Forests. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
Mark Milke, Alberta to Bury Carbon, and its History, a Frontier Centre for Public Policy article dated 2008-07-16 referring to Lawrence Solomon's book The Deniers.

[financialpostbio-1] Financial Post. "Lawrence Solomon Biography". Financial Post. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

[2] Lawrence Solomon (August 1, 2009). "The two blows that killed the industry". National Post.

[3] Brit Humen (June 04, 2007). "Is the Earmark System Really Being Reformed by Democrats?". FoxNews. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[4] Lawrence Solomon articles in Financial Post National Post

[5] "The Next City magazine, published and edited by Solomon, was started in 1995." Thomas WalkomHydro thorn Energy Probe rooted on the right; Pro-privatization empire not part of environmentalism's whole-grain world August 23, 1997 page E.1 Toronto Star

[6] "I note that Lawrence Solomon continues to advocate road tolls, and the privatization of the TTC (like London) for Toronto's transportation system." Bruce Campion-Smith Toll roads safer, better maintained, expert says November 21, 1996 Toronto Star page A.20

[7] Lawrence Solomon Stimulating sprawl April 04, 2009 Financial Post

[8] You keep Yonge St.: Two writers from Alberta take on Lawrence Solomon's view that rural Canada is an unviable drag on cities. What about all those urban subsidies? May 15, 2004 America's Intelligence Wire (From Financial Post)

[9] "The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud". Book TV on C-Span2. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

[10] Shawn Macomber (2008-05-06). "The climate change deniers". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

[11] Mark Milke (2008-05-09). "'The Deniers' details flaws in the theories on global warming". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

[12] Ben-Peter Terpstra (January 11, 2009). "Book Review: The Deniers". Canada Free Press. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

[13] "James L. Jones' energy views worry some environmentalists". Retrieved 2009-09-15]. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[14] Lawrence Solomon. "Alice in Climateland". Retrieved 2009-09-15.

[15] Lawrence Solomon (2008-04-12). "Wikipedia's Zealots". Financial Post. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

[16] Lawrence Solomon (2008-04-19). "Hide your name on Wicked Pedia". Financial Post. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

[17] Lawrence Solomon (2008-04-26). "The real climate Martians". Financial Post. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

[18] Lawrence Solomon (2008-05-03). "The Opinionator". Financial Post. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

[19] Lawrence Solomon (2008-07-08). "Wikipropaganda". National Review Online. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

[20] Lawrence Solomon (2009-12-18). "How Wikipedia's green doctor rewrote 5,428 climate articles". National Post. Retrieved 2009-12-18.

[21] Lawrence Solomon (2009-12-23). "Lawrence Solomon: Climategate rages on at Wikipedia". National Post. Retrieved 2009-24-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[Coffeegeek-22] "Roast-your-own coffee business goes green" (Press release). Green Beanery. 2004-09-15. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

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+'''Lawrence Solomon''' (born 1948 in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] author and [[columnist]] who has written on energy and environmental issues. He is the founder and managing director of the [[Energy Probe]].<ref name="financialpostbio"/>
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-worked as a columnist at ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' and ''[[National Post]]'', and has been published in the ''[[National Review Online]]'', [[CBS News]], and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="financialpostbio"/><ref>"Toronto sprawls; a history." ''Reference & Research Book News'' (2007).</ref> He was the editor and publisher of ''Next City'' magazine, now defunct.<ref name="financialpostbio"/><ref>"The Next City magazine, published and edited by Solomon, was started in 1995." Thomas Walkom[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/13613627.html?dids=13613627:13613627&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23%2C+1997&author=By+Thomas+Walkom+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Hydro+thorn+Energy+Probe+rooted+on+the+right+Pro-privatization+empire+not+part+of+environmentalism's+whole-grain+world&pqatl=google Hydro thorn Energy Probe rooted on the right]; Pro-privatization empire not part of environmentalism's whole-grain world August 23, 1997 page E.1 Toronto Star</ref>  Solomon has been a member of [[American Forests]], an environmental conservation organization.<ref>Solomon, Lawrence. "Save the forests - sell the trees." ''[[American Forests]]'' Jan.-Feb. 1990: 48+.</ref>  Serving as executive director of the [[Urban Renaissance Institute]], a division of [[Energy Probe]], Solomon has advocated environmental protection, conservation, and safeguards throughout the world community, especially in non-affluent nations.<ref>Spence, Bruce, "Correlation does not equal causation." ''[[America's Intelligence Wire]]'' 11 Aug. 2003.</ref>  The ''[[Montana Standard]]'' described Solomon as "a leader in the Canadian environmental movement since the 1970s."<ref>"Flip side of a hot topic: Monday Musings." ''[[Montana Standard]]'' [Butte, MT] 27 Apr. 2009.</ref>
+worked as a columnist at ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', and has been published in the ''[[National Review Online]]'', [[CBS News]], and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="financialpostbio"/> He was the editor and publisher of ''Next City'' magazine, now defunct.<ref name="financialpostbio"/><ref>"The Next City magazine, published and edited by Solomon, was started in 1995." Thomas Walkom[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/13613627.html?dids=13613627:13613627&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23%2C+1997&author=By+Thomas+Walkom+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Hydro+thorn+Energy+Probe+rooted+on+the+right+Pro-privatization+empire+not+part+of+environmentalism's+whole-grain+world&pqatl=google Hydro thorn Energy Probe rooted on the right]; Pro-privatization empire not part of environmentalism's whole-grain world August 23, 1997 page E.1 Toronto Star</ref>
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   "I note that Lawrence Solomon continues to advocate road tolls, and the privatization of the TTC (like London) for Toronto's transportation system." Bruce Campion-Smith [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/18863350.html?dids=18863350:18863350&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+21%2C+1996&author=By+Bruce+Campion-Smith+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Toll+roads+safer%2C+better+maintained%2C+expert+says&pqatl=google Toll roads safer, better maintained, expert says] November 21, 1996 Toronto Star page A.20
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   Lawrence Solomon [http://www.financialpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=560ff975-0d40-4e2e-8dd7-0302b78b6d9f Stimulating sprawl] April 04, 2009 Financial Post
-</ref> and book ''Toronto Sprawls: A History'' blame government policy for exacerbating and encouraging sprawl.<ref>Walks, R. Alan. "Toronto Sprawls: A History." ''Ontario History'' 100.1 (2008): 110+.</ref><ref>Berridge, Joe. "Suburbia forever: nothing, it seems, can stop cities from growing ever outwards." ''[[Literary Review of Canada]]'' 15.7 (2007): 24+.</ref>, he is a critic of subsidies to rural Canada.<ref>
+</ref> and book ''Toronto Sprawls: A History'' blame government policy for exacerbating and encouraging sprawl. He is a critic of subsidies to rural Canada.<ref>
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-</ref> Reviews of the book have appeared in the ''[[Washington Times]]'', ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', ''[[Alternatives Journal]]'', and other publications.<ref>McBean, Gordon. "The danger of misinformation: the Deniers is so full of misinformation that it is impossible to list it all." ''[[Alternatives Journal]]'' 34.4 (2008): 37.</ref><ref>
+</ref> Reviews of the book have appeared in the [[Washington Times]], [[Vancouver Sun]] and other newspapers.<ref>
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+</ref> In December, 2008, an executive from the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]'s [[Institute for 21st Century Energy]] sponsored a debate about global warming between Lawrence Solomon and Dr. [[Jay Gulledge]] of the [[Pew Center on Global Climate Change]], who took the opposite view.<ref>
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-In December, 2008, an executive from the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]'s [[Institute for 21st Century Energy]] sponsored a debate about global warming between Lawrence Solomon and Dr. [[Jay Gulledge]] of the [[Pew Center on Global Climate Change]], who took the opposite view.<ref>
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-</ref>  Solomon's blog has been used as a source for an article in ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' on carbon emissions reduction legislation.<ref>Barone, Michael. "Barack Obama's Carbon Emissions Plan Might Be Flawed." ''[[U.S. News & World Report]] Online'' 10 Nov. 2008.</ref>
-According to Elaine Kurtenbach for ''[[America's Intelligence Wire]]'', Solomon discovered and revealed that the IPCC used a flawed and non-peer reviewed paper by [[James Hansen]] and [[Eigil Friis-Christensen]] as support for the IPCC's conclusions on the correlation between land based global temperatures that had been contaminated by proximity to expanding urban areas with rising atmospheric CO2.<ref>Kurtenbach, Elaine, "Climate change." ''[[America's Intelligence Wire]]'' 20 Apr. 2007.</ref>
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