Marin Independent Journal: Thomas Friedman discusses his new book, ‘Hot, Flat and Crowded,’ which describes how a green revolution is needed to save the planet from overheating, at the Book Passage in Corte Madera. (IJ photo/Jeff Vendsel)While sharing a taxi cab with Al Gore, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman asked the former vice president – who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for drawing the world’s attention to the problem of global warming – for a written apology. “I wanted him to write a …