Tallahassee Democrat: On that historic morning, Sept. 12, 2001, I woke up with the strong conviction that our path to national security lay in becoming energy independent. In his brilliant, yet common-sense book, “Hot, Flat and Crowded,” Thomas Friedman has reached the same conclusion with an airtight case. He has had the opportunity to speak to the top echelons of government and industry the world over and has deeply researched this idea: America must fully create and implement “Code Green,” which is a …