Hot, Flat and Crowded
I am a big fan of Thomas Friedman. He wrote the bestseller ‘The World is Flat’ and has recently published a new book called, ‘Hot, Flat and Crowded’.
Follow this link to an hour-long presentation by Thomas Friedman. I read ‘Hot, Flat and Crowded’ in two weeks so, if you don’t have time on your hands, I highly recommend you watch this talk. It is a fascinating, thought-provoking study of petropolitics, climate change, globalization and other similar themes.
On Saturday, I went to the local shopping mall in Wimbledon, London. The central heating was so hot that it gave me a headache and I started to sweat in my big anorak. The temperature of the entire centre is regulated centrally.rent a car bulgaria While in the hair salon, I noticed it was a little cooler. My hairdresser explained why – the air conditioner was on. So the mall turns up the heating and the individual shops turn up their air conditioners. I am now writing to the mall management to complain about the unnecessary waste of precious energy and that is thanks to the insight I got from Thomas Friedman’s book. It explained the implications of a hot, flat and crowded world and it scares me. It will scare you too.
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Dear Julie
Thanks so much for your observations concerning Friedman’s latest book. I am currently reading this and am also challenged by this. The reality of particularly the impact of us as humans upon the climate has really hit home and I am seeing things in a totally new light. Part of my current role involves equiping up-and-coming entrepreneurs and I have since been challenging them to think sustainability and long term effects as they create business plans. I am also considering ways in which we as a society can better make use of the resources that we have. Thanks for highlighting this …
Have a great day
Dennis