Green New Deal

Living on Earth

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wants the United States to turn the recent financial crisis into a green opportunity to strengthen America’s future. He wrote about his ideas in a new book called “Hot, Flat, and Crowded” and tells Living on Earth host Bruce Gellerman why a global clean energy revolution is imminent.

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