Lawrence Solomon is a columnist with Canada’s National Post. He was formerly a columnist with the Globe and Mail, a contributor to the Wall Street Journal and publisher of the award-winning The Next City magazine. He is author or co-author of seven books, including best-sellers in the energy and environmental fields.
Since 1980 he has directed Energy Probe Research Foundation, one of Canada's leading think tanks, where he has been at the forefront of movements to promote conservation and clean energy, to stop nuclear proliferation and nuclear power expansion, to promote democracy and human rights, and to convert free roads to toll roads.
He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research and a founder of the World Rainforest Movement, Friends of the Earth Canada, and Lake Ontario Waterkeepers.