Thomas Friedman

Friedman: China beating US on low carbon energy

by Bryan Walker January 13, 2010

Thomas Friedman is now doubtful that China will follow an American lead towards a greener economy, as he suggested in his book Hot, Flat and Crowded reviewed here. He considers rather that it is more likely to pull ahead of the US. He writes from China in his recent column in the New York Timesthat [...]

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Friedman continues to represent the science.

by Bryan Walker March 30, 2009

Thomas Friedman, the author of Hot, Flat and Crowded reviewed here on Hot Topic, continues in his New York Times column to accurately reflect what climate scientists are saying .  Saturday’s column is a fine example. As Gareth did in his recent article in the Press Friedman starts by pointing out that “climate change is happening faster [...]

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Hot, flat and crowded

by Bryan Walker December 1, 2008

The following column was written for the Waikato Times in October.  For the Hot Topic posting I’ve brought the final paragraph up to date,  recognising that Obama will head the new administration. Hopefully that will lend substance to Friedman’s optimism. Thomas Friedman’s recently published book Hot, Flat, and Crowded offers ground for cautious hope in [...]

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