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Van Jones' Vision of Green Jobs Will Endure

September 9, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

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dirtycoal, economicstimulus, economy, foxnews, greeneconomy, greenjobs, oilindustry, powershift, vanjones

Van Jones has been hit by a nasty smear campaign designed to discredit him and his goal of creating millions of green jobs for Americans. The intensity of Glenn Beck's attacks shows once again the untold lengths the far right...continued

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

January 22, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy

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changeinwashington, energyefficiency, greenenergy, greenforall, greenjobcorps, greenjobs, housestimulus, obama, stimuluspackage, vanjones, waxman

I had the good fortune of being in Washington for the inauguration. It was an amazing day, when I felt every one of the 2 million people in attendance was committed to a new future for America. Cheers surrounded me...continued

Not a Moment Too Soon: Van Jones' New Book

October 8, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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apolloalliance, cleantech, globalwarmingsolutions, greencollareconomy, greeneconomy, greenforall, greenjobs, solarpower, vanjones, windpower

Last week the Labor Department reported that 159,000 jobs were cut in September--twice as many as the previous two months. Meanwhile, energy prices remain high and Congress just handed out taxpayer subsidies for a host of polluting and costly fuels....continued

Jobs for All in the Green Energy Economy

February 29, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

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ellabakercenter, energyefficiency, energytaxpackage, greeneconomy, greenjobcorps, greenjobs, vanjones

I’ve been staying in California for the last few weeks and one of the people I had hoped to meet out here was Van Jones. Jones is the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland and...continued