The new book by Van Jones is out!
It is called The Green Collar Economy
- How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, and it is hotter
than a solar thermal plant. What are the
two problems? Poverty and global warming/oil
dependence. What is the solution? In the words of Van Jones, the green
collar economy "connects the people who most need work with the work that most
needs to be done."
The head of the Green For All organization, Van Jones is one of the most visionary
and inspiring leaders of our time. His solution
is bold and compelling in its simplicity:
put millions of people to work re-powering America with clean energy. Get
ready to install millions of solar panels, retrofit and weatherize millions of
buildings, manufacture and install thousands of wind turbines, and green our cities
with trees, parks and gardens. The future is bright green, and it includes
everyone.
Think of it as a Green New Deal. If we continue implementing, we can help to create
millions of green collar jobs, rescue our economy, and save our environment. Now
seems like a pretty darn good time to do this. How fast can we make this green
dream a reality? A fantastic pilot
program is happening at the Ella Baker Center in Oakland, and
more are sprouting up across the nation.
This is the ingenuity of the human spirit at work, and it is a beautiful
thing. The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones.
Update: Van's book is now on the New York Times best-seller list propelled by an outpouring of support from grassroots fans and online communities. Look in next Sunday's paper!
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