McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15. Thomas Friedman designerdouglasflourish Change image and share on social
Natural gas emits only half the carbon dioxide of coal when burned, but if methane leaks when oil companies extract it from the ground in a sloppy manner - methane is far more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide - it can wipe out all the advantages of natural gas over coal. Thomas Friedman advantageburncarbon share on social
We say that necessity is the mother of invention, and no country has more of a necessity to develop clean power than China. Thomas Friedman chinacleancountry Change image and share on social
A golf course should aspire to generate as much energy as it consumes - golf should be leading the way toward energy net zero. Thomas Friedman aspireconsumeenergy Change image and share on social
Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards. Thomas Friedman businesscardkey Change image and share on social
Several technological and political forces have converged, and that has produced a global, Web-enabled playing field that allows for multiple forms of collaboration without regard to geography or distance - or soon, even language. Thomas Friedman collaborationconvergedistance share on social
When it comes to dealing with the world's climate and energy challenges, I have a simple rule: change America, change the world. Thomas Friedman americachallengechange Change image and share on social
Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia. Thomas Friedman basicallychainchina Change image and share on social
By 'flat' I did not mean that the world is getting equal. I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before. That's why an Indian in Bangalore can take care of the office work of American doctors or read the X-rays of German hospitals. Thomas Friedman americanbangalorecare share on social
Netscape brought the Internet alive with the browser. They made the Internet so that Grandma could use it, and her grandchildren could use it. The second thing that Netscape did was commercialize a set of open transmission protocols so that no company could own the Net. Thomas Friedman alivebringbrowser share on social