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Product descriptiones New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Book Businessweek Best Company of the Year A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year in this brilliant book important, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas L. Friedman speaks to the urgent need of America for national renewal and explains how a green revolution can provide both a healthy environment and a sustainable America. Friedman explains how global warming, rapidly growing population and expanding middle class of the world through globalization have produced a planet dangerously unstable – one that is "hot, flat and narrow." In this Release Copies 2 -0, it also shows how the habits that led us to the natural world that led to the collapse of financial markets and devastate the great recession. The challenge of a sustainable lifestyle is the United States not only a chance to rebuild its economy, but lead the world in a totally innovative direction of clean energy. And mai is a source of inspiration for Americans, something that we are not in a long time – having nation-building in the United States – with the appointment of intelligence, creativity and concern the common good, that most of our national resources. Hot, Flat, and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman: fearless, incisive, forward-looking and rich in surprising common sense to this challenge – and promise – of the future. Amazon. com ReviewBook Description Thomas L. Friedman 's phenomenal bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see things in new ways. In his brilliant, essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh look and provocative two of the biggest challenges we face today: the loss of America's amazing focus and national targets since 9 / 11 and the ecological crisis world, whether affected food fuel to forests. In this groundbreaking account of where we are, he shows us how the solutions to these two big problems are linked – how we can reinvigorate the world to America and at the same time. Friedman explains how global warming has a rapidly growing population and the astonishing expansion out of the world through globalization, a world where "it's hot, flat and fully restored. "The whole earth is done in a way that it threatens to hit dangerously unstable. In recent years, it will be too late to fix things – unless the United States in front of him and is now leading a global effort to replace our use, waste energy inefficient with a strategy for clean energy, energy efficiency and conservation that Friedman calls Code Green. This is a great challenge, Friedman explains, but also a great opportunity and one that America should not be missed. Not only is American leadership the key to healing the earth, it is also our best strategy for the renewal of America. In vivid, entertaining chapters, Friedman realized that the green revolution, we need a revolution, like the world has seen. This is the biggest innovation project in American history, it is difficult not easy, and it will be all that you change your car for what you have on your energy bill. But the payoff for America will be more than just clean air. It will inspire Americans to something we do not have long time – having nation-building in the United States – with the appointment of intelligence, creativity, courage and concern for the common good, that most great natural resources of our countries. Hot, Flat, and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman: fearless, incisive, forward-looking and rich in surprising common sense to this challenge – and promise – of the future. Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria: Author One-to-A Fareed Zakaria: Your book revolves around two things, the climate crisis and also an American crisis. Why do you link the two? Thomas Friedman: You're absolutely right – there are two things. The book says, America has a problem and that the world has a problem. The world is the problem that is always hot, flat and crowded and that convergence – that perfect storm – is driving many negative trends. Problem of America is that we lost our way – we lost our groove as a country. And it is the main argument of the book that we can solve our problem by leaders to solve the problem in the world. Zakaria: Explain what you mean by "my hot, flat and narrow." Friedman: There is a convergence of three main forces: one is global warming, which has now been a very slow pace since the industrial revolution Revolution, the second floor of the flattening of the world – is a metaphor for the rise of East-class citizens, from China to India to Brazil, Russia, Eastern Europe, are beginning to consume like Americans. It is a blessing in many ways – it is a blessing for global stability and for global growth. But it has enormous resource complications, if all these people – you wrote in your book "The Post-American World – begin to consume like Americans. And finally, growth in world population will refer only to the continued growth of the general population, but at the same time the population growth increasingly able to bourgeois lifestyle. Between now and 2020 is the world to another billion people. And to be their resource demands – at all levels – are enormous. I tell the story in the book, as if we give each billion people on this planet just one sixty-watt bulb, what it means: The answer is that about 20 new 500-megawatt coal burning requires the power plants. This is so that they each have a single bulb: Zakaria: In my book I talk about the "rise of the rest" and the reality of how the emergence of new powerful economic nations is completely changing the way the world work. Most of all efforts have been made, dedicated to Kyoto, and solutions, with the idea that Western countries to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide. But I recognize that the West was a sideshow. India and China will build hundreds of coal power plants fire in the next ten years, and the combined emissions of carbon dioxide from new plants alone are five times more than the savings required by the Kyoto agreement . What do you do with India and China in the world? Friedman: I think there are two approaches. There should be more understanding of the basic unfairness they feel. They feel like we sat down, had the hors d'oeuvres, ate the entrée, pretty cons missed the dessert, invited them to coffee and tea, then said: "We'll split the bill . So, I understand the feeling of great treated unfairly – they believe that they now have a chance to grow and reach large numbers a whole new standard of living, we are responsible, they say "Your growth, and add all emissions would threaten the global climate. "At the same time, I tell them – what I said to young Chinese recently, when I was in China: Every time I come to China young Chinese say to me" Mr. Friedman, your country grew dirty for 150 years you. Now it's our turn. "And I tell them:" Yes, you're absolutely right, it's your turn. Grow as dirty as you want. Take your time. Because I think we probably need about five years, must at all new Clean Power Technologies go, as we invent to choke, and we will come and sell them for you. And we are your clock in the next big industry to rid the planet. So please, take your time. If you leave us a lead of five in the next great global industry like I'm five. If you want something for us ten, that would be even better. In other words, I know it's unfair, but I'm here to tell you that in a world that is hot, flat and narrow, and – energy technology – is to select the size of a industry, as it should – information technology. Maybe even bigger. And who claims that industry – whose country and whose companies dominate this industry going to think I – to enjoy more national security, more economic security, more economic growth, a healthier population and better overall compliance for that matter, as well. if you sit back and say that this is not right that we compete in this new industry, we get to grow dirty for a while, or if you can do what you have in telecommunications, and attempt Springbok us. And that's really what I tell them: This is an economic opportunity. The game is still open. I want to win my country – I'm not sure it will. Zakaria: I am struck by the number you have energy. In my book, "I am quite optimistic about the United States. But where I actually ET. We fantastically biotech'm concerned, we did fantastically in nanotechnology. But none of these new technologies have the kind of system-wide effect that information technology did. Energy. If you are the next technological revolution you need an industry that everything you do. Biotechnology transforms want to find information on a crucial aspect of the day – the daily life, health, but not all. But energy – the energy – affects every human activity in the modern world. Now, my fear is that industry in the future is that one when we are not leading the pack. Are we the second round of this race? Friedman: Well, let me ask you, Fareed. Why do you think we have not led this industry, which itself has huge technological implications? We have all the secret sauce, all the technical skills to lead this industry. Why do you think the one area – and it is enormous and it will be made for everyone – if we're not a dwarf on the real cutting edge? Read the Q & A between Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America
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