Abstract
Hot, Flat and Crowded
Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How it Can Renew America
Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times Tom Friedman has won three Pulitzer Prizes and been called “the country’s best newspaper columnist” by Vanity Fair. His bestselling book The World is Flat has sold more than two million copies; while his book From Beirut to Jerusalem won the National Book Award and the Overseas Press Club Award. Friedman will discuss his recently-released book about the threat of climate change titled Hot, Flat, and Crowded – Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures as part of the Global Warming, Food Security and Our Energy Future Event Series and by the Institute for Energy Efficiency as part of the Energy Leadership Lecture Series.
Generously supported by Anonymous Donors and Orfalea Foundations.