Civilization - Addicted to Oil: Thomas L Friedman Reporting

Civilization - Addicted to Oil: Thomas L Friedman Reporting: "In the wake of rising oil prices and reserve instability worldwide, Discovery Civilization Channel presents Addicted to Oil: Thomas L Friedman Reporting, a gritty one-hour special exposing America's dangerous dependency on fossil fuels. Addicted to Oil reveals the political, economic and environmental consequences of America's oil use and the methods employed to acquire valuable fuels. With candid reporting and commentary from Pulitzer Prize Award-winning author and New York Times journalist Thomas L. Friedman, this documentary uncovers the serious ramifications of the world's growing energy crisis.

With the use of candid interviews with former CIA director James Woolsey, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner and other key officials, Friedman unravels the issues at the crux of this energy crisis. Find out how the arguments presented in Addicted to Oil reveal an intricate correlation between the necessity for fuel and the negative impacts feeding that addiction has on the world.

This riveting and timely one-hour special examines how the increased use of fossil fuels causes global warming. Using his signature reporting style, Friedman shares his knowledge regarding fuel consumption, global warming, alternative energy and energy conservation. Watch as the columnist analyzes 'petropolitics' across the world and explains how authoritarian regimes are able to control the oil market because of the international necessity for fuel. This thought-provoking special is full of compelling arguments on how the oil addiction has lead the United States to fund both sides of the war on terror: American tax dollars are subsidising the military, while the country's consumption of oil is funding nations supporting Islamic militants including al Qaeda."