On AlterNet: green economy
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "green economy"
Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation. March 13, 2009.
It would be a crash program to jump-start the transition to a global economy that is climate-friendly and climate-resilient.
Environment News ServiceMarch 11, 2009.
He will be key in shaping the administration's energy and climate initiatives with a specific interest in vulnerable communities.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 10, 2009.
This is a huge asset for the environmental community.
Van Jones, Huffington Post. February 18, 2009.
The 'green' money in the stimulus package is a down payment on a clean, green economy that will serve both the people and the planet.
Ariane Conrad, The Rumpus. February 5, 2009.
The tanking economy is also changing the environmental movement. Van Jones talks about what we should be doing next.
Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. January 31, 2009.
President Obama's call for "green jobs" has created both general confusion and competing interpretations of the term.
Kevin Danaher, Alisa Gravitz, AlterNet. December 22, 2008.
Here are five steps we need to take now, to ensure our planet, and our species, is around to see the fruits of our labor.
AlterNetDecember 17, 2008.
Here's two short videos from Van Jones that explain how green collar jobs work and why they are so vitally important for an inclusive America.
AlterNetDecember 9, 2008.
The green jobs advocate has just received the prestigious Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. Here's a look at the best of his 2008 work.
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2008.
"If I was GM’s CEO, I’d be on a plane to China."
Van Jones, AlterNet. November 6, 2008.
If he wants to save our economy and create jobs, he's got to start right away with this three-point plan.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 30, 2008.
Many of the promises the candidates make on the stump would have trouble passing muster with the WTO -- that's the whole point of "free trade" deals.
Tara Lohan, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.
Van Jones talks about a new vision for America in which progressives go from protest to governance.
Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.
A national day of action tomorrow for green jobs is showing that clean energy can be our modern day gold rush.
ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Election 2008. September 23, 2008.
How can McCain fix our energy crisis when he's in Big Oil's pocket?
Van Jones, AlterNet. September 20, 2008.
In an electrifying speech, Van Jones explains that we have to invent and invest our way out of the economic and environmental crises.
Adele M. Stan, Media Consortium. August 23, 2008.
We all say we want to go green, but do we all see the same kinds of change when we imagine an eco-friendly economy?
Green For AllJune 9, 2008.
A new report shows that the quickest way to put Americans back to work is through investments in solving global warming.
AlterNetJune 4, 2008.
The Lieberman-Warner climate bill can make a huge impact on not just fighting pollution but providing jobs for those who need them.
Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, Jason Mark, PoliPoint Press. November 29, 2007.
Lois Gibbs, who put Love Canal on the map and ignited the movement against toxics, shares the secrets of organizing work learned on the fly.
Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, Jason Mark, PoliPoint Press. October 10, 2007.
What do race and the environmental movement have to do with each other? Quite a lot, explains one environmental justice activist.