March 19, 2012

Thomas Friedman's False Oil Narrative

Robert Rapier, The Energy Collective


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Thomas L. Friedman, a New York Times Op-Ed Columnist, frequently writes on the topic of energy and the environment. One persistent habit he has is to omit certain important facts from a story — facts so important that they would greatly undermine the point he is trying to make. His latest column provides a perfect example:

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