Van Jones Green Economy

In 2009 jones worked as the green jobs advisor to president barack obama.

Van jones green economy. Van s honest and poignant social commentary has made him one of the most compelling and powerful public voices in america. The country seriously needs his take on the environment and the economy gavin newsom mayor of san francisco. Energy case studies focus on energy efficiency wind energy and solar energy projects. The green collar economy.

He wrote the new york times bestseller the green collar economy and has co founded and worked with several groups dedicated to helping. Van is a cnn political contributor the host of the van jones show and the redemption project. It outlines a plan for simultaneously solving socioeconomic inequality and environmental problems. Jones has hosted or co hosted cnn shows including crossfire the messy truth the van jones show and the redemption project with van jones.

As the new green economy springs to life will we live in eco equity or eco apartheid van jones first posed the question back in 2005 when a strong economy wasn t doing much to budge wealth disparities between individuals of different races and cost prohibitive renewable energy was still stuck on the fringes. With the green collar economy van jones surpasses all expectations. He is the author of the green collar economy rebuild the dream and beyond the messy truth. All three books rank as new york times bestsellers.

Jones is considered a rising star in environmental circles. The book has received favorable reviews from al gore nancy pelosi laurie david paul hawken winona laduke and ben jealous. Jones divides the green collar jobs into five subsystems of sustainability. Food case studies focus on local and organic foods.

His reach transcends age race geography and political ideology. Energy food waste water and transportation. In this role jones helped to lead the inter agency process that oversaw the multi billion dollar investment in skills. I encourage van jones to update this reference to include significant advances as far as research and data including policy recommendations federal state local including tax structure stimulus and labor numbers that would help affect the economy he envisions.

How one solution can fix our two biggest problems is a 2008 book by van jones.