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Van Jones Knows How to Build a Green Economy
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Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The closing keynote speaker of the Netroots Nation convention in Austin last month was environmental and social justice activist Van Jones. Following his Sunday morning speech TPMtv caught up with Mr. Jones and asked him about the perception of the environmental movement in the black community and how to alter that perception for the better in creating a full-blown eco-populism movement.
Tagged as: green, environment, environment, global warming, jobs, van jones, eco-populism
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