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| '''Lawrence Solomon''' (born ] in ], ]) is a ] writer and columnist for the ], best known as a ]. Solomon was previously a columnist at ] {{Fact|date=June 2008}}, and wrote |
'''Lawrence Solomon''' (born ] in ], ]) is a ] writer and columnist for the ], best known as a ]. Solomon was previously a columnist at ] {{Fact|date=June 2008}}, and wrote articles for the ], including Save the Forests, Sell the Trees<ref name="Save the Forests -- Save the Trees"></ref>. He is also a founder and managing director of the ]. | ||
| Solomon was also a Member and Vice Chair of the City of Toronto's Planning Board (1979-1982). | |||
| 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 ] that has become Canada's largest coffee equipment store, including a cafe that allows customers to sample some 90 varieties of coffee.<ref></ref> The profits from Green Beanery go to Probe International,<ref></ref> a division of the Energy Probe Research Foundation<ref></ref>. | 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 ] that has become Canada's largest coffee equipment store, including a cafe that allows customers to sample some 90 varieties of coffee.<ref></ref> The profits from Green Beanery go to Probe International,<ref></ref> a division of the Energy Probe Research Foundation<ref></ref>. | ||
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| * ''Energy shock: After the oil runs out'' (Doubleday, 1980) | * ''Energy shock: After the oil runs out'' (Doubleday, 1980) | ||
| * ''The Conserver Solution'' (Doubleday, 1978) | * ''The Conserver Solution'' (Doubleday, 1978) | ||
| Solomon is also a contributor to various university texts, including: | |||
| * Economics by Edwin G. Dolan and David E. Lindsey (6th ed 1990) | |||
| * Microeconomics by Edwin G. Dolan and David E. Lindsey (6th ed 1990). | |||
| Solomon's book ''The Deniers'' was featured on ]'s '']'' on ], ].<ref>, on ''Book TV'', C-SPAN2, May 11, 2008.</ref> The reviews on this book also appeared in the ], ] and other newspapers. Most recently he wrote several columns criticizing Misplaced Pages <ref>, an article on ]'s entry in ] in the ''National Post'' by Lawrence Solomon, April 12, 2008. </ref><ref>, a followup article, April 25, 2008</ref>. | Solomon's book ''The Deniers'' was featured on ]'s '']'' on ], ].<ref>, on ''Book TV'', C-SPAN2, May 11, 2008.</ref> The reviews on this book also appeared in the ], ] and other newspapers. Most recently he wrote several columns criticizing Misplaced Pages <ref>, an article on ]'s entry in ] in the ''National Post'' by Lawrence Solomon, April 12, 2008. </ref><ref>, a followup article, April 25, 2008</ref>. | ||
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Lawrence Solomon (born 1948 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Canadian writer and columnist for the National Post, best known as a denier of global warming. Solomon was previously a columnist at The Globe and Mail , and wrote articles for the Wall Street Journal, including Save the Forests, Sell the Trees. He is also a founder and managing director of the Energy Probe Research Foundation.
Solomon was also a Member and Vice Chair of the City of Toronto's Planning Board (1979-1982).
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. The profits from Green Beanery go to Probe International, a division of the Energy Probe Research Foundation.
Solomon's books include the following titles:
- The Deniers, (Richard Vigilante Books, 2008)
- Toronto Sprawls: A History (University of Toronto Press, 2007)
- (with his wife, Patricia Adams) In the Name of Progress (Earthscan, 1992)
- Energy shock: After the oil runs out (Doubleday, 1980)
- The Conserver Solution (Doubleday, 1978)
Solomon is also a contributor to various university texts, including:
- Economics by Edwin G. Dolan and David E. Lindsey (6th ed 1990)
- Microeconomics by Edwin G. Dolan and David E. Lindsey (6th ed 1990).
Solomon's book The Deniers was featured on C-SPAN's Book TV on May 11, 2008. The reviews on this book also appeared in the Washington Times, Vancouver Sun and other newspapers. Most recently he wrote several columns criticizing Misplaced Pages .
References
- Save the Forests -- Sell the Trees, by Lawrence Solomon, Wall Street Journal, 25 August 1989
- Green Beanery 15 September 2004 press release
- Green Beanery home page
- Green Beanery landing web page
- The Deniers by Lawrence Solomon, on Book TV, C-SPAN2, May 11, 2008.
- Misplaced Pages's Zealots, an article on Naomi Oreskes's entry in Misplaced Pages in the National Post by Lawrence Solomon, April 12, 2008.
- The real climate Martians, a followup article, April 25, 2008
External links
- Don’t Deny Yourself, an interview with Lawrence Solomon, in the National Review, April 22, 2008.
- A Time to Deny, an interview with Lawrence Solomon at The American Spectator, April 18, 2008.
- The climate change deniers, an article on Solomon's book The Deniers, Washington Times, May 6, 2008.
- 'The Deniers' details flaws in the theories on global warming, Vancouver Sun, May 09, 2008.
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