Lawrence Solomon

Lawrence Solomon
Born1948
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Writer and Manager of Energy Probe Research Foundation
OrganizationManaging director of the Energy Probe Research Foundation[1]
ChildrenEssie and Catharine[2]
WebsiteSolomon's blog at Energy Probe

Lawrence Solomon is a Canadian writer on the environment and the executive director of Energy Probe, a Canadian non-governmental environmental policy organization, a member of the advisory board of Rebel News, and a columnist for The Epoch Times.[3] His writing has appeared in a number of newspapers, including the National Post, where he has a column, and he is the author of several books on energy resources, urban sprawl, and global warming, among them The Conserver Solution (1978), Energy Shock (1980), Toronto Sprawls: A History (2007), and The Deniers (2008).[4]

Solomon opposes nuclear power based on its economic cost, has promoted climate change denial, and has been critical of government approaches and policies used to address environmental concerns.[5]

  1. ^ Lawrence Solomon, Energy Probe, accessed May 31, 2010.
  2. ^ The Deniers, dedication
  3. ^ Advisory Board - Rebel News
  4. ^ Your Voice (4 November 2009). "Climate change: Munk Debates". CBC news. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ For his views on nuclear power, see Solomon, Lawrence. "The two blows that killed the industry Archived 2009-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, The National Post, August 1, 2001.