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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: Informed democracy

(November 5, 2012) In the U.S., too many people’s votes just don’t count. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Red media, blue media

(October 15, 2012) Republicans and Democrats rely on different media sources for their news. How this shapes the views of both political cultures can be seen in news coverage last week that trumpeted a surprising drop of 30,000 in U.S. jobless claims. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Harper’s mission

(February 3, 2012) He is the only PM in memory who has shown any spine in his dealings with China’s brutal plunderers. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: How U.S. charities fund Greens

(January 20, 2012) Unbeknownst to most Canadians, over the past two decades Canada’s fabulously influential environmental movement increasingly has had U.S. paymasters. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Get dirty and avoid vaccines

Health authorities insist the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks, a mindset that stems from faith, not science, without any incentive to curb needless or even harmful use of vaccines and medications. Continue reading

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