Van Jones Explains Why He's Going to Washington

He's the perfect man for the job, so of course greenies across America are thrilled that Van Jones is joining President Obama's administration to become a green jobs adviser. ¹

The bottom line is that job hunting is a pain, and there are lots of folks out there competing for the same five open positions. ³

Before signing the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, Obama reminded Americans that the bill will not just boost the country's ailing economy but will help modernize the nation. Environmentalists see the stimulus as an opportunity to spur a revolution that will transform America's old, gray, industrial economy based on coal, oil, and other dirty fossil fuels, into one that runs on clean, renewable energy. While green initiatives make up less than one-eighth of the stimulus bill, the chatter is all about green jobs, green infrastructure, and green energy. The green jobs movement saw a major victory in December 2007 when Congress passed the Green Jobs Act as part of the energy bill. With more than $80 billion dollars of the $787 billion economic recovery package going toward investments in clean energy, the bill takes an important first step. ²

1. Van Jones Explains Why He's Going to Washington (Earth First)
2. What Will It Take to Implement a Green Jobs Agenda? (Celsias)
3. Green Collar Jobs Board on Sustain Lane (Green Daily)

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