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On AlterNet: green jobs

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "green jobs"

Transforming the Rust-Belt into a Green Belt

Transforming the Rust-Belt into a Green Belt

Blog for Our FutureDecember 10, 2009.
How do you rebuild Allentown for the 21st Century?

The American Worker Has Become an Endangered Species, But We Can Turn That Around

The American Worker Has Become an Endangered Species, But We Can Turn That Around

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.
We must build new economic sectors and nothing offers as much promise as do those of green manufacturing and renewable energy.

Meet Some of the People Who Have Jobs Thanks to Obama's Recovery Act

Meet Some of the People Who Have Jobs Thanks to Obama's Recovery Act

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 4, 2009.
640,329 jobs were created or saved. But the true significance of this number lies in the people behind it.

Stop Glenn Beck's Assault on Green Jobs and Clean Energy

Stop Glenn Beck's Assault on Green Jobs and Clean Energy

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Environment. September 9, 2009.
Van Jones was just the beginning.

The Buzz on the Van Jones Resignation at Momentum

The Buzz on the Van Jones Resignation at Momentum

Don Hazen, AlterNet: PEEK. September 9, 2009.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Jones' successor at Green for All, took the issue head on yesterday at the Tides Foundation Momentum Conference.

What's Next After Taking Out Van Jones? Fox News Blurts Out Agenda to Sabotage the Environment

What's Next After Taking Out Van Jones? Fox News Blurts Out Agenda to Sabotage the Environment

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. September 8, 2009.
The job destroyers and climate destroyers of the right wing most certainly smell blood -- and what they want to do is no joke.

Stop The Teabaggers, Give Them Green Jobs: Lessons From the Coalfields of West Virginia

Stop The Teabaggers, Give Them Green Jobs: Lessons From the Coalfields of West Virginia

Mike Elk, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Politics. August 28, 2009.
West Virginia shows us how we could easily win over this key segment of society, working class whites, with a New Deal-style industrial policy.

Serious About Green Jobs? It's Time to Throw 'Free Trade' out the Window

Serious About Green Jobs? It's Time to Throw 'Free Trade' out the Window

Les Leopold, AlterNet. July 20, 2009.
If we want a greener world and green jobs for our citizens, we have to ditch the 'free-trade' ideal -- markets on their own won't do it.

Tales of How Big Corporations Are Screwing Americans Over

Tales of How Big Corporations Are Screwing Americans Over

Amy R. Ramos, Miller-McCune.com. July 17, 2009.
Stagnant wages, sexual harassment, worsening benefits, horrible treatment: just a few of the problems faced by American workers in all industries.

Clean Energy Jobs Creation: Will the Senate Do the Right Thing?

Clean Energy Jobs Creation: Will the Senate Do the Right Thing?

Staff, Campaign for an Energy-Efficient America AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2009.
"The Senate must recognize that energy efficiency is the fastest, cheapest and cleanest way to meet our growing energy needs."

We Need to Make Good Jobs Out of

We Need to Make Good Jobs Out of "Green Jobs"

Mike Elk, Campaign for America's Future. April 29, 2009.
Giving workers a level playing field is key.

Just What Is a

Just What Is a "Green Job" Anyway?

Christopher Weber, In These Times. March 25, 2009.
And will these jobs be as plentiful -- and as worker-friendly -- as the new administration would have us believe?

A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Kevin Danaher, Alisa Gravitz, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
Let's use this chance to create an economy that links social justice, environmental restoration, and financial sustainability.

Van Jones: Why I'm Going to Washington

Van Jones: Why I'm Going to Washington

Doug Pibel, YES! Magazine. March 16, 2009.
Jones talks about what his new appointment in the Obama administration means and what he hopes to accomplish working from the inside.

Van Jones Joins White House As Green Jobs Advisor

Van Jones Joins White House As Green Jobs Advisor

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.

Green Jobs Guru Van Jones Named to Obama's Cabinet

Green Jobs Guru Van Jones Named to Obama's Cabinet

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 10, 2009.
This is a huge asset for the environmental community.

Obama Prepares to Fight: Tells Lobbyists to Bring It On

Obama Prepares to Fight: Tells Lobbyists to Bring It On

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Video. February 28, 2009.
Obama has cast himself "a populist crusader willing to do battle with special interests to expand health care, curb pollution and improve education."

The Stimulus: A Down Payment on a Green Future

The Stimulus: A Down Payment on a Green Future

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.

Getting the Recovery Right

Getting the Recovery Right

Robert Pollin, The Nation. February 5, 2009.
How to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and economic recovery.

Van Jones:

Van Jones: "This Is Not Your Grandma's Environmental Movement Anymore"

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.

Just What Is a Green Job Anyway?

Just What Is a Green Job Anyway?

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.

Why I'm Rooting for 3 Big Economic Bubbles

Why I'm Rooting for 3 Big Economic Bubbles

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. December 26, 2008.
We need a healthcare bubble, an infrastructure bubble and a green bubble right now -- or else the whole thing will pop.

The Seven Deadly Deficits: What the Bush Years Really Cost Us

The Seven Deadly Deficits: What the Bush Years Really Cost Us

Joseph Stiglitz, Mother Jones. December 22, 2008.
And how President Obama can get the economy back on track.

Obama's Great Pick for Labor Secretary -- Hilda Solis

Obama's Great Pick for Labor Secretary -- Hilda Solis

Van Jones, Huffington Post. December 19, 2008.
Appointing Solis, Obama has made clear his commitment to creating green jobs to lift the nation out of its current economic crisis.

Van Jones: The Promise of Green Collar Jobs (Video)

Van Jones: The Promise of Green Collar Jobs (Video)

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.