In this New York Times bestseller, the award-winning human rights activist and environmental leader delivers a much-needed economic and environmental solution to today’s two most critical problems--with a revised introduction and afterword from the author
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- HarperOne
- Carton Qty: 64
- Selling Territory: USCOM
- 50,000
- On Sale: 9/29/2009
- ENVIRONMENTALISM
- pb 9780061650765 $14.99 ($18.99)
- 272 pages; 5 5/16 x 8
- Model ISBN: 9780061650758
Green Collar Economy, The
- Media Sensation: The Green Collar Economy was an instant New York TImes bestseller; Van Jones and the book were featured in The New Yorker, Newsweek, and many other medial outlets
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•National Print and Broadcast Media Campaign
•Nationa Television interviews
•National Radio Interviews
•Oneline Promotion
•Official Websites: www.vanjones.net and www.greenforall.org
Photo Credit: Richard Hume, courtesy of Experience Life magazine
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"In less than two years, Jones has risen from local grass-roots organizer to shepherd of a national movement to build an inclusive green economy - one that connects the people who most need work to the work that most needs to be done. His organization, Green for All, has helped deliver on the promise and potential of his vision with real jobs for real people, especially those who need new avenues of economic advancement during these challenging times. Steadily - by redefining green - Jones is making sure that our planet and our people will not just survive but also thrive in a clean-energy economy."
- Leonardo DiCaprio in Time magazine
"[Jones] new book -- which details how an ambitious public spending program on energy efficiency and renewable energy can stimulate the economy and create good jobs for the poor and unemployed -- couldn't have landed at a better time."
- Washington Post
"This book illustrates the link between the struggle to restore the environment and the need to revive the US economy. Van Jones demonstrates conclusively that the best solutions for the survivability of our planet are also the best solutions for everyday Americans."
- Al Gore
"Van Jones represents a new generation of environmental leader - one who sees the Greening of America as both a moral imperative and a nuts and bolts economic issue. His passion, intelligence, and idealism shine through every page of this must-read book."
- Arianna Huffington
“Jones, the head of the non-profit Green For All and the author of the new book The Green Collar Economy, could represent the future of environmentalism in America and a way for the movement to survive and even thrive through the coming recession.
- Time
"In looking at the bigger picture, Jones provides ideas for rebuilding infrastructure and creating alternative energy sources, which would have the double bonus of boosting the economy through increased employment and higher wages while decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels . . . recommended for all libraries."
- Library Journal
"Van Jones is someone who makes you feel like an underachiever, no matter if you're a NASA scientist or a captain of industry. . . . Echoes of his ideas can be heard among lawmakers from Sacramento to Washington..."
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Van Jones has made a national name for himself by finding one solution to three persistent problems: poverty, racial inequality, and the environmental crisis. He wants to solve these problems by creating green jobs filled by the poor and people of color-the groups often left behind during technological advances."
- Boston Globe