Thomas L. Friedman

The power of green

A long and heartfelt appeal by the NY Times columnist for leadership at all levels of government for a reduction in use of fossil fuels in order to prevent climate disaster and political authoritarianism. (Excerpts)

April 15, 2007

Seeds for a Geo-Green party

What might a Geo-Green third party platform look like? Its centerpiece would be a $1 a gallon gasoline tax, called “The Patriot Tax,” which would be phased in over a year.

June 19, 2006

Geo-Greening by Example

Imagine if George Bush declared that he was getting rid of his limousine for an armor-plated Ford Escape hybrid, adopting a geo-green strategy and building an alliance of neocons, evangelicals and greens to sustain it.

March 27, 2005

Friedman: 21st-Century Fuel

If President Bush is looking for a legacy, I have just the one for him – a national science project that would be our generation’s moon shot: a crash science initiative for alternative energy and conservation to make America energy-independent in 10 years.

December 4, 2004

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