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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: Fair-trade coffee producers often end up poorer

(May 14, 2011) Coffee is one of our guilty pleasures, and not only because of the calories that can be packed into a double latte. Many of us feel guilty that our pleasure is coming at the expense of the Third World coffee farmer, so much so that we gladly pay more for “fair trade” coffee, which certifies that farmers receive more revenue for their crop. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Free the food carts

(April 15, 2011) Selling sidewalks would reduce conflict, reap cash. Continue reading

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McGuinty’s reality

(March 11, 2011) Lawrence Solomon writes that time of day pricing’s failure will force the Ontario government to resort to compulsory rationing to adapt to unreliable wind and solar energy. Continue reading

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Don’t count on constant electricity under renewable energy, says UK electricity CEO

(March 6, 2011) According to the CEO of the UK’s electricity grid operator, consumers are going to have to make lifestyle changes to adapt to unreliable wind power. Continue reading

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Smart is dumb

(March 4, 2011) Lawrence Solomon argues that plans to spend trillions on ‘smart grids’ will collapse. Continue reading

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