Author Archives: Lawrence Solomon

About Lawrence Solomon

Lawrence Solomon is one of Canada's leading environmentalists. His book, The Conserver Solution (Doubleday) popularized the Conserver Society concept in the late 1970s and became the manual for those interested in incorporating environmental factors into economic life. An advisor to President Jimmy Carter's Task Force on the Global 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 and adopt toll roads. Mr. Solomon is a founder and managing director of Energy Probe Research Foundation and the executive director of its Energy Probe and Urban Renaissance Institute divisions. He has been a columnist for The Globe and Mail, a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, the editor and publisher of the award-winning The Next City magazine, and the author or co-author of seven books, most recently The Deniers, a #1 environmental best-seller in both Canada and the U.S. .

Lawrence Solomon: Amazon doesn’t compete in the free market. It should have to.

What’s enlightened about turning a blind eye to government policies that destroy traditional retail? Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Cyclists are just bloody collateral damage in the climate change wars

The more cities succeed in their quest to save the planet, the more they will fail to protect their own people. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Rip out the bike lanes — before more innocent people get hurt

With their false promise of safety, bike lanes lure the inexperienced onto dangerous roads. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: How ‘road diets’ are making our car commutes even more painful

Cities increasingly and indiscriminately push ‘road diets’ on unsuspecting citizenries. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Bicycles kill. How urban cycling policies made city streets more lethal

Giving bicycles a bigger share of the road has backfired on vehicle safety. Continue reading

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