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'''Lawrence Solomon''' is a columnist for the [[National Post]] of Canada, best known as a [[Climate change denial|denier of global warming]]. Solomon was previously a columnist at [[The Globe and Mail]], and has published in [[The Wall Street Journal]], [[The New York Review of Books]] and other publications. He was an adviser to President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s Task Force on the Global Environment {{cn}}, and is a founder and managing director of the [[Energy Probe|Energy Probe Research Foundation]].
'''Lawrence Solomon''' is a columnist for the [[National Post]] of Canada, best known as a [[Climate change denial|denier of global warming]]. Solomon was previously a columnist at [[The Globe and Mail]], and has published in [[The Wall Street Journal]], [[The New York Review of Books]] and other publications. He was an adviser to President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s Task Force on the Global Environment<ref>[http://www.urban-renaissance.org/urbanren/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=547 Urban Renaissance Institute], Executive Director web page</ref>, and is a founder and managing director of the [[Energy Probe|Energy Probe Research Foundation]].


Solomon's books include the following titles:
Solomon's books include the following titles:

Revision as of 23:22, 9 June 2008

Lawrence Solomon is a columnist for the National Post of Canada, best known as a denier of global warming. Solomon was previously a columnist at The Globe and Mail, and has published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Review of Books and other publications. He was an adviser to President Jimmy Carter's Task Force on the Global Environment[1], and is a founder and managing director of the Energy Probe Research Foundation.

Solomon's books include the following titles:

  • The Deniers, (Richard Vigilante Books)
  • Toronto Sprawls: A History (University of Toronto Press)
  • (with Patricia Adams) In the Name of Progress (Doubleday)
  • Energy shock: After the oil runs out (Doubleday)
  • The Conserver Solution (Doubleday)

Solomon's book The Deniers was featured on C-SPAN's Book TV on May 11, 2008.[2] The reviews on this book also appeared in the Washington Times, Vancouver Sun and other newspapers. Most recently he wrote several columns criticizing Wikipedia [3][4].

References

  1. ^ Urban Renaissance Institute, Executive Director web page
  2. ^ The Deniers by Lawrence Solomon, on Book TV, C-SPAN2, May 11, 2008.
  3. ^ Wikipedia's Zealots, an article on Naomi Oreskes's entry in Wikipedia in the National Post by Lawrence Solomon, April 12, 2008.
  4. ^ The real climate Martians, a followup article, April 25, 2008