Bring Eco-Power To The People
By
Bryan Walsh
TIME Magazine
November 21, 2007
A few years ago, Oakland-based human-rights activist Van Jones came to a realization. If the U.S. accelerated the transition to a cleaner economy, millions of jobs in green construction and alternative energy could be created. Those jobs--call them green collar--were exactly what unemployed residents of cities like Oakland needed.
A few years ago, Oakland-based human-rights activist Van Jones came to a realization. If the U.S. accelerated the transition to a cleaner economy, millions of jobs in green construction and alternative energy could be created. Those jobs--call them green collar--were exactly what unemployed residents of cities like Oakland needed.



