No Throw Away People!
A clip from Van Jones’ amazing speech at #Poweshift09.
I just got home from the Take Back the American Dream Conference, and I have been pondering the role of meta-brands as vehicles of change for our movement, but specifically for young people and people of color. I have been thinking about the examples laid out by Van at the conference, assessing our conversation about [...]
In 2008, Time Magazine named Van Jones one of its “Heroes of the Environment” for his work as a climate activist dedicated to the creation of an inclusive green economy. In March of 2009, Jones was appointed by President Barack Obama to be Special Adviser for Green Jobs, a new position to develop environmentally-conscious industry [...]
The BP oil spill. Nuclear disaster in Japan. The #GasIsTooDamnHigh. These news stories have come and gone from the front pages of our newspapers, but their long-lasting effects on our environment are here to stay. For many of us, they are a bitter reminder that we need to invest in more sustainable and clean forms [...]
Check out this inspiring profile of Green For All’s CEO at the Huffington Post .
President Barack Obama said in the State of The Union address for this country to be the leader of the free world in the future, we have got to be prepared now. We can’t wait for other countries to do for us what we have to do for ourselves. That was real talk. Now I [...]
