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7. Okt. 2008 · A New York Times bestseller, The Green Collar Economy by award-winning human rights activist and environmental leader Van Jones delivers a much-needed economic and environmental solution to today’s two most critical problems.
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In The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, acclaimed activist and environmental leader Van Jones tackles the challenges of oil dependence, a sagging economy, and global warming itself, transforming these looming threats into enormous financial opportunities. Jones gives voice to a different kind of environmental...
Van Jones is the founder and president Green For All, a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive, green economy, strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty. Jones is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. As an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes, he has won many honors, including the...
“Can we really outgreen poverty and pollution at the same time? Jones makes a strong and impassioned case that we can.” —Thomas Friedman “Van Jones has a unique ability to inspire people of all colors, classes, and generations to uplift vulnerable people, while protecting our vulnerable planet. His sparkling intelligence, powerful vision, and deep ...
If we are going to beat global warming, we are going to have to weatherize millions of buildings, install millions of solar panels, manufacture millions of wind turbine parts, build plug-in hybrid...If people in California want to have solar panels installed in their homes, there is a 2-6 month waiting period. Why? There are not enough people trained to do the work. We are experiencing a labor...Green collar jobs are the 2.0 version of old-fashioned blue-collar jobs, upgraded to respect the Earth and meet the environmental challenges of today. Green collar jobs are not high-tech and futuri...Most green-collar jobs are middle-skill jobs. That means they require more education than high school, but less than a four year degree. These jobs are within reach for lower-skilled and low-income...28. Juli 2011 · The award-winning human rights activist and advisor to policy makers and presidential candidates delivers a 21st-century economic plan to rescue working-class Americans. Van Jones illustrates how we can invent and invest our way out of the pollution-based grey economy and into the healthy new green economy.
Now revised and updated, Van Jones's provocative and cutting edge New York Times bestseller The Green Collar Economy delivers a viable plan for solving the two biggest issues facing the...
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems: Jones, Van: 9780061650758: Books - Amazon.ca
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7. Okt. 2008 · In The Green Collar Economy, acclaimed activist and political advisor Van Jones delivers a real solution that both rescues our economy and saves the environment. The economy is built on and powered almost exclusively by oil, natural gas, and coal—all fast-diminishing nonrenewable resources. As supplies disappear, the price of ...
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The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems is a 2008 book by Van Jones. It outlines a plan for simultaneously solving socioeconomic inequality and environmental problems. The book has received favorable reviews from Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Laurie David, Paul Hawken, Winona LaDuke and Ben Jealous.
