THOMAS FRIEDMAN AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Like him or not, Thomas Friedman seems to have some impressive insight into the future of world economics. His 2005 book, The World is Flat, is a detailed look into what modern technology is doing to global markets. In it he subscribes to the idea that future employees will not be hindered by working other continents from their employers. It's an idea that's already seen today in the multitude of American companies that use Chinese and Indian labor for customer support and manufacturing.

His new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, is a wake up call for a world that's not properly addressing our current energy crisis. On yesterday's Meet the Press, he speaks about "Energy Technology" and how it has the potential to solve not only America's energy issues, but also it's economic ones as well. Here's the interview:

It's clear that Friedman doesn't subscribe to the "Drill, baby, drill," chant of the RNC faithful. And he also had an interesting op/ed piece in the New York Times about McCain's voting problems on new energy.