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Keeping Cool in a World that's Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Posted on October 01, 2008

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has completed his transformation from Middle East specialist to green energy expert. He wants the United States to similarly switch focus.Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Friedman's latest book, explains how and why we must stop relying on fuels from hell (coal, oil, and gas) as our primary source of energy, and instead switch to fuels from heaven (wind, water, and solar). Without this shift, he argues, not only will we cook the planet, but wreck the economy and destroy our way of life. It is tough to quibble with Fr...

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