A must read OpEd from Thomas Friedman about Red China’s emerging decision to become Green China. Friedman calls it the most important event of the past 18 months, the 21st century’s equivalent of Sputnik. The question is…will the U.S. prevail this time or let China “out green” us? I wrote about a similar issue, using the same space race comparison, in my column It’s the Space Race of the 21st Century..and the E.U. Increases Its Lead. Let the three-way race between the E.U., the U.S., and China continue! We’ll keep you updated on the score.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/opinion/27friedman.html