Thomas Friedman speaks tomorrow at the Crest Theater

The mayor’s little green baby is making some noise and trying to get some attention.

Mayor Kevin Johnson has invited Pulitzer Prize winning author and N. Y. Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman to speak at the fifth monthly Greenwise Sacramento meeting tomorrow.

Friedman is the foreign affairs columnist at the N.Y. Times but has also written books directly related to the state of the worlds’ environment. Number one N.Y. Times bestseller is Friedman’s latest book, “Hot, Flat and Crowded. Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How it Can Renew America”.

According to the author’s website, “Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy—which he calls "Geo-Greenism," is what our country needs to save ourselves from global warming and make the country more functional and productive.

Greenwise Sacramento has launched a plan to make Sacramento a leader in the country in sustainability by focusing on waste management, energy, water, urban design and jobs.

Last month at the University of California, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson invited the mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom to speak at the Greenwise meeting. He gave examples of how Sacramento can follow in the footsteps of the city of San Francisco in its efforts of going green.

“Gay marriage was not controversial. Enforcing composting in my city was controversial,” said Gavin Newsom while outlining some of the things which are implemented in his city.

Friedman will be speaking tomorrow morning at the Crest Theater in downtown Sacramento.

“I am sorry to say that the event is over capacity. Fire code will not allow us to let anyone else in,” said Lauren Altdoerffe, Green Program Coordinator from the mayor’s office in an email.

The next Greenwise initiative meeting will be held on Oct. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the California EPA building. The speaker for this meeting has not been announced.