Friedman, Hot, Flat & Crowded

Thomas Friedman (The World is Flat) is coming out with a new book called Hot Flat & Crowded in September.
The book stesses the importance of a, "Code Green," initiative America needs to lead as Brazil, China, and India rise in the global economy and demanding more energy everyday.
He gave a 30 minute speech (pretty interesting especially the story at the beginning). Here is the link:
http://www.npcboc.org/private/20080611_pv_johnson_control_friedman_speech.html

This, green intiative is becoming a big deal, and you can hardly read a newspaper without some mention of the problems we could face if we do not act.

Side note: He mentions a pretty funny study in his speech, the Average american Golfer walks 900 miles per year. The Average american golfer drinks on average 22 gallons of alcolhol per year. Hence, the average American Golfer gets about 41 miles per gallon.