Van Jones, "The Green Collar Economy"

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Van Jones, "The Green Collar Economy"

by Patricia Mayville-Cox (Subscribe to Patricia Mayville-Cox's posts)
Oct 9th 2008 @ 3:01PM

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Van Jones is the founding president of Green For All and a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress. His book, "The Green Collar Economy," has released this week. "The Green Collar Economy" puts forth a plan for solving the two biggest problems facing our country today, our faltering economy and our environmental crisis. While it may appear that the two problems are separate, Jones makes the argument that the problems and the solutions are interconnected.

Green For All is an organization that promotes green-collar jobs and opportunities for the disadvantaged. The group's mission is to build "an inclusive, green economy - strong enough to resolve the environmental crisis and lift millions of people out of poverty." Van is a husband and father to two young boys and a 1993 Yale Law graduate.

I haven't read the book yet, but I am certainly going to, the first chance I get.

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10-10-2008 @ 2:41PM

Melissa said...

I agree, the problems and solutions are connected. It's amazing how simple these solutions can be. As a Green mom of 2, I have turned to Sloan Barnett's book, Green Goes With Everything which exposes the toxic truth behind the household products we use every day. My children and I took her Body Burden Test and was amazed at some of the choices I still make than can easily be changed. The test was a great way to teach kids about going green, it was very interactive and fun.

http://www.greengoeswitheverything.com/

10-21-2008 @ 7:08AM

Ada said...

The Green Collar Economy is a NYTimes bestseller!

Thanks for being a part of the amazing grassroots effort to make it the first bestseller by an African American on "green" issues. Read about the it here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/20/how-environmental-activis_n_136054.html

Please spread the word, and let everyone know: this is a movement.

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