Lawrence Solomon

Lawrence Solomon (born 1948 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Canadian author, and columnist for the National Post. Solomon is perhaps best known as the author of a recently published series of articles and companion book (""), where he draws attention to a number of scientists whom he considers to have advanced arguments against what he defines as the “alarmist” view of global warming, as presented by Al Gore, the IPCC and the mainstream media. Solomon was previously a columnist at The Globe and Mailcite web |url=http://www.financialpost.com/analysis/columnists/LawrenceSolomon.html |title=Lawrence Solomon Biography |accessdate=2008-07-25 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Financial Post] , and has been published in several other publications such as the National Review Online, CBS News, and the Wall Street Journal. Solomon is a founder and managing director of the Energy Probe Research Foundation.

Solomon's books include the following titles:
* "", (Richard Vigilante Books, 2008)
* "Toronto Sprawls: A History (University of Toronto Press, 2007)
* "In the Name of Progress" (with Patricia Adams) (Earthscan, 1992)
* "Energy shock: After the oil runs out" (Doubleday, 1980)
* "The Conserver Solution" (Doubleday, 1978)

Solomon's book "The Deniers" was featured on C-SPAN's "Book TV" on May 11, 2008. [cite web | url=http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=9369&SectionName=Politics&PlayMedia=No | title=The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud | publisher=Book TV on C-Span2 | date= | accessdate=2008-07-10] The reviews on this book also appeared in the Washington Times, Vancouver Sun and other newspapers. Most recently he wrote several columns criticizing Wikipedia's coverage of global warming and several other topics. [cite web | url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/04/12/wikipedia-s-zealots-solomon.aspx | title=Wikipedia's Zealots: Solomon | first=Lawrence | last=Solomon | authorlink=Lawrence Solomon | date=2008-04-12 | accessdate=2008-07-10 | publisher=Financial Post ] [cite web | title=Wikipropaganda | first=Lawrence | last=Solomon | authorlink=Lawrence Solomon | publisher=National Review Online | date=2008-07-08 | accessdate=2008-07-08 | url=http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjU1ZDBhOGExOWRlNzc5ZDcwOTUxZWM3MWU2Mjc5MGE= ]

Solomon started the "Green Beanery", an online merchant of green and roasted coffee in 2004. Subsequently it acquired a former bank building in downtown Toronto and converted it to an emporium that has become Canada's largest coffee equipment store, including a cafe that allows customers to sample some 90 varieties of coffee [cite press release | url=http://coffeegeek.com/resources/pressreleases/greenbeanery2004sept15 | title=Roast-your-own coffee business goes green. | publisher=Green Beanery | date=2004-09-15 | accessdate=2008-07-10 ] . The profits from Green Beanery go to Probe International, [cite web | url=http://www.greenbeanery.ca/bean/home.php | title=Green Beanery home page | publisher=Green Beanery | accessdate=2008-07-10 ] a division of the Energy Probe Research Foundation [cite web | url=http://www.greenbeanery.ca/bean/ | title=Green Beanery landing web page | publisher=Green Beanery| accessdate=2008-07-10 ] .

References

External links

* [http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/pages/the-deniers.aspx Climate change: The Deniers] provides an index to the series of articles by Solomon in the National Post about scientists who are skeptics of the notion of anthropogenic global warming.
* [http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/tags/Lawrence+Solomon/default.aspx FP Comment Tag for Lawrence Solomon] lists a variety of articles written by Solomon as part of his work at the National Post.
* [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmJjNWUyMzJlOTJmMDU0NzhjMTEzOWQxN2EwYzJhYTA= Don’t Deny Yourself] , an interview with Lawrence Solomon, in the National Review, April 22, 2008.
* [http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13067 A Time to Deny] , an interview with Lawrence Solomon at The American Spectator, April 18, 2008.
* [http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080506/EDITORIAL/404827900/1013 The climate change deniers] , an article on Solomon's book "The Deniers", Washington Times, May 6, 2008.
* [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=68c9a6c9-4f1d-4fc8-b330-d26c4b56549a 'The Deniers' details flaws in the theories on global warming] , Vancouver Sun, May 09, 2008.
* [http://www.climatescienceinternational.org/ Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change] contains links to various articles by Solomon.
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* Mark Milke, [http://www.fcpp.org/main/publication_detail.php?PubID=2280 Alberta to Bury Carbon, and its History] , a "Frontier Centre for Public Policy" article dated 2008-07-16 referring to Lawrence Solomon's book "The Deniers".