Van Jones

Glenn Beck: Van Jones Is a Radical Commie Intent On, Um, Creating Private Sector Jobs

David Roberts | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Black Nationalism, Van Jones, Communist, Green Jobs, Community Organizer, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Radicalism, Green News

The shadowy Apollo Alliance want the government to provide incentives to businesses to invest in green technologies. This kind of Stalinistic, top-down central planning leads only to disasters like the internet, the polio vaccine, and velcro.

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Green Jobs March On: Navajos Lead First Nations with Historic Green Jobs Legislation

Jeff Biggers | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Navajo Nation, Dine, Van Jones, Green News, President Barack Obama, Green Jobs, Black Mesa, Green Energy, Coal, Green News

The bounty of green job dreams is one step toward becoming a reality on the Dinetah-Navajo Nation.

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Jimmy Carter's Next Urgent Mission: Polarized Appalachian Coalfields

Jeff Biggers | Posted 08.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Mountaintop Removal, Dirty Coal, Green Jobs, Appalachia, Carol Browner, EPA; Lisa Jackson, President Barack Obama, Former President Jimmy Carter, Department of Interior, Big Coal, Van Jones, Green News

Mountaintop removal has ripped out the roots of the Appalachian culture, and depopulated and left historic mountain communities in poverty and ruin.

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Fourth of July: A Long Road Ahead, But Reason to Celebrate

Clint Wilder | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Technology, Clean Energy, Fourth of July, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Aces, Green News

I like fireworks as much as anyone, but the whole rah-rah America thing always seemed pretty distasteful when Bush and Cheney were running the show.

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Top 10 List: Why President Obama Must Visit Appalachia and Launch War for Green Jobs

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Appalachia, Lisa Jackson, Poverty, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Green Jobs, Epa, Nancy Sutley, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, Dailykos, Green News

It is almost beyond belief that President Obama, CEQ chief Nancy Sutley and EPA head Lisa Jackson have made no attempt to visit actual mining sites under their jurisdiction.

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No Regrets, Let's Clean Up the Mess Together

Jim Selman | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama, Commencement Speches, Conventional Wisdom, Van Jones, Age, Eldering, Living News

Let's transform our conventional wisdom about age as something that segments and divides us socially, politically, economically and spiritually.

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New York's Green Business Competition

Christiana Wyly | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Spaces, Majora Carter, Van Jones, Green Jobs, Brooklyn, Green Technology, Green, Green Business, Green Business Competition, Green Living, Business, New York City, New York, New York-New York, Sustainability, Green News

Last week I found myself in Brooklyn's Borough Hall sitting behind the courtroom podium, watching passionate young entrepreneurs present their world-c...

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How Van Jones Put A Green Job In The White House

The Big Money | Posted 05.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Careers, Green Collar Economy, Green for All, Van Jones, Green Jobs, Green News

When he wasn't running his fix-poverty, fix-the-planet nonprofit in Oakland, he was seeding Obama's transition team with ideas for an all-encompassing...

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Rolling Stone's Environmental Rock Stars

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Walmart, Al Gore, Philippe Starck, Environmentalists, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Biofuel, Economy, Agriculture, Green, Neil Young, Henry Waxman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Van Jones, Coal, Barack Obama, Bruce Nilles, Steven Chu, Solar Energy, Michael Pollan, Carol Browner, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Rolling Stone, Environment, Sierra Club, Bonnarroo, Green Living, Green News

It may not be the cover of Rolling Stone, but the Sierra Club's own Bruce Nilles is nonetheless a rock star for being No. 74 on the iconic rock magazine's "RS 100: Agents of Change" list.

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Van Jones: Talk to Eric Mathis About Green Jobs, Not Coal Welfare, in Appalachia

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Green Jobs, Robert Byrd, Green Energy, Joe Manchin, Coal, Green News

Eric Mathis, a scrappy young economist in the Appalachian coalfields, is putting together one of the most dynamic green jobs consortiums in the country.

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Van Jones: Obama's Green Jobs "Handyman"

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs Czar, Green Jobs, Economy, Green Business, Green Politics, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Green News

Since the drafting of Van Jones to the Obama administration, people have wondered what exactly his job will be and what it will mean for the future of...

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Why Van Jones is Going to Washington

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 04.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama White House, Obama Environment, YES! Magazine, Green Jobs, Van Jones, Green for All, Economy, Sarah Van Gelder, Climate Change, Doug Pibel, Green News

Even though we have a great president, we also need a great popular movement to support that president. We've got a lot of work to do out in these communities on the ground.

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Green Jobs

Robert Stavins | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Economic Stimulus Package, Green Jobs, Van Jones, Green News

Whether trying to kill two birds with one stone makes sense depends upon the proximity of the birds, the weapon being used, and the accuracy of the stoner.

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Van Jones Appointed Green Jobs, Innovation Adviser

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Green Jobs Czar, Green Jobs, Economy, Green Politics, Van Jones, Green News

WASHINGTON — Author and activist Van Jones will be a special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation in the Obama administration. Nan...

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Creating a Green American Dream

Van Jones | Posted 04.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Green Collar Economy, Green Jobs, Van Jones, Green for All, Green News

We've brought to light real solutions to the economic and environmental problems facing the country so well that the White House itself wants to hear what we have to say -- and wants to make sure everyone else is listening, too.

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8 Green "Colbert Report" Moments (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Chevy Volt, Video, Bob Lutz, Gm, Hummer, Stephen Colbert, Colbert Report, Van Jones, Global Warming, Green News

To continue our green fun from the 7 green moments from "The Daily Show," we've assembled 8 green moments on "The Colbert Report." In these clips, St...

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Live from DC - The Energy Summit

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

While clean energy broadly speaking is on the table, the summit is mainly focused on power transmission -- how do you get solar, wind and other renewables to the grid?

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The Stimulus: A Down Payment on a Green Future

Van Jones | Posted 03.20.2009 | Green

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Economic Stimulus Package, Van Jones, Green for All, Stimulus Package, President Obama, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Stimulus, Green News

Pretty soon, Kermit the Frog is going to need a new song to sing. I'm not saying it's easy being green. But it's getting easier.

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Stimulus Package: If You Jump Halfway Across a Chasm You Fall Into the Abyss

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Wall Street Crisis, Nouriel Roubini, Stimulus Package, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Van Jones, Joseph Stiglitz, 100 Days, Obama Administration, Alan Greenspan, Politics News

If we are going to spend two trillion dollars (and most likely more) trying to deal with the economic crisis, shouldn't we do it right?

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NOVA's "The Big Energy Gamble": The Challenge of Climate Narratives

Ben Carmichael | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Max Boykoff, Van Jones, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Global Warming Solutions Act, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, AB 32, Obama Environment, Stephen Chu, Andy Revkin, Joe Romm, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Environment, Climate Change, Chuck DeVore, Nova, Global Warming, Wgbh, Green News

This is the problem of narrating climate change: it lacks the natural elements that make for a gripping story. Our earth's climate is a reality unfit for reality TV.

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Now Let's Get to Work, Starting with the House Stimulus Package

Frances Beinecke | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Biden, Energy Efficiency, Van Jones, Economic Stimulus Package, Inauguration Day 2009, Economy, Nrdc, Inauguration, House Stimulus Package, Environment, Obama, Clean Energy, Waxman, Global Warming, Green News

For the first time ever, clean energy solutions like smart grids, weatherizing homes, and renewable power sit at the centerpiece of a national stimulus bill -- Obama's.

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D.C. Gets its Close-up

Tim Shey | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, White House, Green Collar Jobs, Green Collar Economy, Van Jones, President Obama, Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration, Barack Obama Inauguration, Politics News

As someone who until recently was a resident of Washington for twelve years, it's fun watching D.C. have its biggest moment in a long time.

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A Green Future for All Americans

Gavin Newsom | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, U.S. Economy, Green Jobs, Gavin Newsom, Economy, Environment, Green, Jobs, Facebook, Mayor Newsom, San Francisco, Van Jones, Solar Power, Barack Obama, California, 1bog, Green News

As Obama's new energy plan takes shape we should look to innovative companies like 1BOG and programs like GoSolarSF that provide opportunities for all communities in a new green economy.

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Vote For Your Eco-Hero Of 2008: Obama, Friedman, Sebelius, Jones And More

Grist | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Environment, James Hansen, Kathleen Sebelius, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Tom Friedman, Green News

Check out our nominees, and then vote in the poll below. And tell us who we missed in comments. (Also see our list of villains.) Barack Obama OK, ...

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New Labor Secretary is Brown and Green

Van Jones | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Appointment, Green Jobs, Obama's Cabinet, Labor, Green Economy, Obama, Solis, Van Jones, Green Collar Economy, Hilda Solis Labor, Hilda Solis, Hilda Solis Obama Labor, Hilda Solis Labor Secretary, Green News

Solis is the right secretary of labor to take advantage of a great opportunity not only to make America's economy stronger by making it greener, but also to make Americans living in poverty part of a revitalized middle class.

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