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Van Jones
Founder and President of Green For All
Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All whose mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Jones is a tireless advocate, championing green-collar jobs and opportunities for disadvantaged people. He is committed to creating green pathways out of poverty, while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming.
Jones has made considerable strides on both the local and national levels to further his efforts to create an inclusive green economy. In 2007, Mr. Jones helped the City of Oakland pass legislation to develop a Green Job Corps, where city funding is used to train Oakland residents in eco-friendly green-collar jobs.
At the national level, Van worked successfully in 2007 with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis and U.S. Rep. John Tierney to pass the Green Jobs Act of 2007. This historic legislation focuses on training workers in a clean, green economy and creating pathways out of poverty.
Mr. Jones is also a co-founder of a new national coalition that promotes the idea of a national Clean Energy Jobs Corps. This multi-billion-dollar federal initiative would put hundreds of thousands of people to work rewiring and retrofitting the energy infrastructure of the United States. On October 7th of this year, Mr. Jones’ book "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix America's Two Biggest Problems" will be released.
Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All whose mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Jones is a tireless advocate, championing green-collar jobs and opportunities for disadvantaged people. He is committed to creating green pathways out of poverty, while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming.
Jones has made considerable strides on both the local and national levels to further his efforts to create an inclusive green economy. In 2007, Mr. Jones helped the City of Oakland pass legislation to develop a Green Job Corps, where city funding is used to train Oakland residents in eco-friendly green-collar jobs.
At the national level, Van worked successfully in 2007 with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis and U.S. Rep. John Tierney to pass the Green Jobs Act of 2007. This historic legislation focuses on training workers in a clean, green economy and creating pathways out of poverty.
Mr. Jones is also a co-founder of a new national coalition that promotes the idea of a national Clean Energy Jobs Corps. This multi-billion-dollar federal initiative would put hundreds of thousands of people to work rewiring and retrofitting the energy infrastructure of the United States. On October 7th of this year, Mr. Jones’ book "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix America's Two Biggest Problems" will be released.
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