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A review by scottkirkwood
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman
4.0
I'm still reading this book, but I'm disappointed with his section on 'crowded'.
Friedman mentions (correctly) that there will be 9.6 billion people on the planet in 2053. What he fails to mention is that 9.6 is probably going to be the maximum population and that from then on will slowly decline to less than 9.6.
Not mentioning this makes it appear that the population will continue to grow for ever larger for those who aren't up on their demographics.
The book is also preaching to Americans, which I'm not - so the whole book comes off a little whiny to me.
Friedman mentions (correctly) that there will be 9.6 billion people on the planet in 2053. What he fails to mention is that 9.6 is probably going to be the maximum population and that from then on will slowly decline to less than 9.6.
Not mentioning this makes it appear that the population will continue to grow for ever larger for those who aren't up on their demographics.
The book is also preaching to Americans, which I'm not - so the whole book comes off a little whiny to me.