Topic: Van Jones

Green Collar Van Jones Officially Joins Obama Team

If Obama had a long lost environmental brother, he'd be Van Jones. Born of the same oratorical cloth, Van "green collar" Jones, who we first profiled last April, today was just named by the Obama administration as the ...READ»

Van Jones: "I'm Bad! I'm Slick!"

Oakland activist Van Jones is on a mission to bring green-collar jobs to the urban poor. His mightiest weapon: His mouth.READ»

Best of TreeHugger: The Van Jones Controversy, Solar Powered iPhone Skins, and the Latest Shady Marketing Trend: Localwashing

Why the Glenn Beck-aided ousting of Van Jones could be trouble for Obama's green leadership, some stunning new solar gear for iPods and iPhones, and how greenwashing is taking a backseat to a brand new shady marketing trend: "localwashing". READ»

Best of TreeHugger: The Van Jones Controversy, Solar Paneled iPhone Skins, and Growing Bogus Marketing Trend of Localwashing

Why the Glenn Beck-aided ousting of Van Jones could be trouble for Obama's green leadership, some stunning new solar gear for iPods and iPhones, and how greenwashing is taking a backseat to a brand new shady marketing trend: "localwashing". READ»

Live From Greenbuild 2008: Green Collar Jobs-Hype or Reality?

"Green collar" evangelist Van Jones spoke last week at Greenbuild of Obama's election victory, to the thousands of architects, designers and engineers, "It's not that we now have a president who's black. It's that for the first time we have a president who's actually green."READ»

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What Does the Resignation of Van Jones Mean for the Green Economy?

Van Jones announced his resignation today from the White House Council on Environmental Quality where he has worked in recent months as the "green jobs czar" continuing his efforts to promote green jobs as a solution for many of our ...READ»

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In September, criticism forced Van Jones ("The Green-Collar Preacher," May 2008) to resign from the Council on Environmental Quality. We could have told the Obama administration he would be controversial -- we wrote, "His mightiest ...READ»

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Ten Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade

Massive investments in clean energy promise to keep farmers, urban planners, and green-tech entrepreneurs in business for the next decade. This guide to sustainability focused career paths will help solar-charge your work life.READ»

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Can a New Administration Spur Innovation in Design?

Regardless of political leanings, for most of us, we agree that this has undoubtedly been a significant week in history.  I have contemplated all week about how I could speak about this momentous transition and not just be one more ...READ»

Streaming Live at Eleven

Pop!Tech October 18-20 Camden, Maine poptech.org/popcasts (from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) At this annual retreat, big thinkers and tech types wax philosophical on how technology is--or should be--changing the world. ...READ»

Can Citizen Action Stop Climate Change?

Next week, 10,000 students and youth will converge on the Capitol for a massive lobby day to demand action on climate change and green jobs. On March 2, thousands of people have pledged to commit nonviolent civil disobedience at ...READ»

Netroots Nation

Have you heard of Netroots Nation?   Netroots Nation is America's largest gathering of progressive bloggers. This year's convention, which will take place July 17-20 in Austin, TX, features more than 100 sessions focusing on ...READ»

Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement

30,000 architects, engineers, chemists, and designers gather in Boston for one purpose: how to solve environmental crisis through design. Will the movement survive the recession?READ»

10 Trends that Will Keep the Green Economy Growing

There is no saying what the business world will do the in short term, but these long term trends are a good bet to keep growing the green business world in the years ahead: 1. Oil will cost more There’s only ...READ»

Glenn Beck, Art Critic

The tearful, reality-challenged Fox News host decries NBC's 30 Rock headquarters for its Facist design inspirations--which he also happens to have completely made up.READ»

Should Artists be Government-Supported Activists? A Call From the NEA Raises Questions About Its Role [UPDATED]

A tireless campaigner for Obama who helped rally artists in support of the campaign has been removed from his role at the NEA after apparently asking artists to do the same thing for the White House's service initiative.READ»