Wonk Room’s Van Jones To Be White House Green Jobs Adviser
Wonk Room’s Van Jones To Be White House Green Jobs Adviser
The Wonk Room would like to congratulate Center for American Progress Senior Fellow and Green for All founder Van Jones, who is joining the White House as the adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation.
Van Jones was a regular contributor to the Wonk Room, clearly expressing an inclusive vision for a green economy that benefits everyone, not just the few. He challenged progressives to stop “getting rolled by the Happy Meal politics” of conservatives, who sell unhealthy policies under feel-good slogans. In response to the $700 billion Wall Street bailout last October, he called for a “green bailout” to “retrofit and repower America using clean, green energy — and create millions of new jobs, in the process.”
Read all of his posts here.
Watch Van in action:
Van is a visionary, a unique voice, and a reliable friend. We wish him all the best.
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This is good news!
Van Jones is a dynamic advocate for the opportunity that a green economy can deliver if we sieze it.
March 10th, 2009 at 1:34 pmGood for Mr. Jones. I take it he’ll push to leverage private investment in green jobs. Mr. Podesta did that not long ago. It made the White House website.
March 10th, 2009 at 2:53 pmFantastic news – as I understand it, Mr. Jones has pushed hard for green job growth in the less well off community. A staunch advocate of blue labor turning into green labor, he may be just what the doctor ordered as we need this to become a bottom-up movement.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:37 amVan’s Expertise respected across the world-Well done!
Van Jones is a respected and well-thought out choice by the US administration. Green is the colour of the political clothes worn for full economic and financial recovery.
Some of the things Van speaks about were being discussed by some of us many years ago in the UK. However, there was neither the political nor ethical will to drive the agenda home. We hope that the USA can now lead by example. Well done Van!
March 11th, 2009 at 1:27 pm