Columnist Thomas Friedman has won three Pulitzer Prizes.  His editorial skills are in full display in his May 6, 2015 New York Times article "Germany, the Green Superpower."  He seems anxious to share his Nobel Prize experiences by awarding a Nobel Peace Prize to Germany for their "energy transformation" program and for what he sees as a resultant "stability of our planet and climate."  A true literary professional, he knows how to put the proverbial "lipstick on a pig" and make it seem like a genuine thing of beauty. To do so, his article ignores headlines in the German press.  For example, take Prof. Dr. Horst-Joachim Lüde Energy professor Dr. Kurt Gehlert: "Germany Energiewende 'A Failure'" ..."Population Left Disillusioned"! Friedman neglected to mention that 15,000 coal miners took to the streets of Berlin to protest over potential job losses.  This in the same week he was...(Read Full Post)