Charlie Rose - Thomas L. Friedman

Author Thomas L. Friedman about his book Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America.

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[pheil58]

Wow did he nail it ...our government is broken..

[yangyin09u]

I like what Mr. Friedman has to say; not everything I agree with, but he's a great source of the big overview, the medium term

picture of 5-15 yrs. He's no Alvin Toffler but he comes close. (Future Shock)

Funny part is Charlie only has to ask one question:"So what's your new book about?" and Friedman could talk for an hour (or two) non stop with the enthusiasm of a college kid, thrilled with his own ideas to save us and the world. That's not a cynical comment: it's refreshing in man our age.

[hyosho]

I think the next 6 comments will be crucial for this video

[00Billy]

lobbyists.

[ononoma]

PS Check out a Tesla sedan and stop watching Fox.

[ononoma]

I disagree on the dollar a gallon tax on gasoline, it's too high. Yeah, we should make it more expensive to use finite resource based energy technology, but if someone's willing to invest in renewable energy why not let them operate at a reduced tax rate (or even tax free) the first 5 years or so.

Criticizing renewable energy is like the guy in 1900 who hated Henry Ford and insisted on riding his horse. The horse was history. Now the combustion engine is history.

[ononoma]

Friedman is right, which ever country get's in front of this will have a distinct advantage (as oil production has peaked) in the near future. It's time for big businesses to do what they did in the country back in the 50's & 60's, invest in the future.

[ononoma]

Had GM stayed the course and invested (as most smart businesses do) they might have been the #1 car company in the world, instead of the subsidized piece of crap we all paid for. They even sold the battery technology to Chevron. Now they can't even make the Volt work.

[ononoma]

Also, since renewable energy has to be produced on site the potential to put Americans to work is great, therefore stimulating our economy and saving money from future foreign wars. Take the climate out of it, unless you work for Exxon why the hell would you want to depend on a dirty, finite resource to power our country? Remember the EV-1? And that was 90's technology! Unfortunately big oil and Bush Jr killed it.

[ononoma]

How can some of you dismiss this guy so thoughtlessly?

Even if you don't believe in Climate Change, is dependency on insane regimes for oil a sustainable policy? Would we have been wrapped up in Iraq if it weren't for oil? Each country producing it's own self sustaining energy makes us and them safer.

[TheProgressistViewer]

you can be a strong supporter of free markets, as I am, and still believe that there are exceptions, like the survival of manking