Tom Friedman Slams Climate Skeptics at COP15 December 22, 2009

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FORA.tv's Stuart Schulzke interviews author and New York Times Op-Ed columnist Thomas Friedman at the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Friedman discusses the motives of climate change skeptics, speculates on the impact of the COP15 conference, and presses the US to take a stronger leadership position on climate issues.

FORA.tv's complete coverage of the COP15 Climate Change Conference: http://fora.tv/partner/COP15

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FORA.tv's own Stuart Schulzke interviews New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman at the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Thomas L. Friedman, a columnist for The New York Times, is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Friedman was bureau chief for The Times in Beirut and Jerusalem before writing, From Beirut to Jerusalem, which won the National Book Award for non-fiction. His book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree won the 2000 Overseas Press Club award for best nonfiction book on foreign policy.

His latest work, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century, won the inaugural Goldman Sachs/Financial Times Business Book of the Year award. He has a B.A. in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University and a Master of Philosophy degree in Modern Middle East studies from Oxford.

Stuart Schulzke is FORA.tv's Director of Content Development. He earned two graduate degrees at the University of Oxford and his research has ranged from conflict resolution in Palestine to anti-corruption strategies in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe. Schulzke previously worked for the United States House of Representatives, primarily in framing media strategies for the Congressional Human Rights Caucus.