
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America
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Oliver Wyman
Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy - which he calls "Geo-Greenism" - is not only what we need to save the planet from overheating; it is what we need to make America healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure.
As in The World Is Flat, he explains a new era - the Energy-Climate era - through an illuminating account of recent events. He shows how 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the flattening of the world by the Internet (which brought three billion new consumers onto the world stage) have combined to bring climate and energy issues to Main Street. But they have not gone very far down Main Street; the much-touted "green revolution" has hardly begun.
With all that in mind, Friedman sets out the clean-technology breakthroughs we, and the world, will need; he shows that the ET (Energy Technology) revolution will be both transformative and disruptive, and he explains why America must lead this revolution - with the first Green President and a Green New Deal, spurred by the Greenest Generation.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman - fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the world we live in today.
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Unabridged should be fine...
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A Very Important and Well-Written Book
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One of the Most Important Books of our Lifetime
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Rome is Burning
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very up to date
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One downside of this book is that some of the examples and anecdotes get a bit lengthy, and some of the points repetitive. I usually prefer unabridged books, but I think I would have been just as satisfied with the abridged version of this one.
An eye-opener about energy
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Crazy pertinent after all these years.
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It is an arduous listen however. Friedman's points are thoroughly researched and loquaciously laid out. I believe as an audio book, the abridged edition would be easier to deal with, as the unabridged version does get long winded at times. Particularly when he recapitulates points he'd already thoroughly articulated in previous chapters.
Gaining an understanding of how our American way of life is spreading all around the globe, at a time when we are only just discovering the destructive nature of our life style, and the enormous rate of energy and material consumption is important as we tackle the current issues of repairing the economy and our teetering ecology. Overall, Hot, Flat, and Crowded is an excellent book with great economy and global saving points.
Thick, Heavy, and Long Winded
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however, his points are important, and i think the book is an extremely timely read, especially given the obama agenda.
important but long winded
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I was uplifted at the end to see that the planet that I love can survive. It falls to each and every one of us to make this happen. Don't read it if you think the solutions will be quick or easy.
Elegantly Worded Call to Action
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