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Leonardo DiCaprio Writes About Van Jones For Time Magazine

Filed under: honors, magazines — Michael d'Estries @ 8:59 pm

May 5th 2009

Last year, George Clooney wrote about the charitable efforts of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. This year, Leonardo DiCaprio hit the keyboard to praise green jobs-pioneer Van Jones as part of Time Magazine’s “Top 100 Influential People” for 2009. His words are below:
“When Van Jones was tapped to serve as special adviser on green jobs [...]

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Van Jones Gets The Call From Obama For Green Jobs Adviser

Filed under: politics — Michael d'Estries @ 5:26 pm

March 10th 2009

For many years now, author/activist Van Jones has been at the forefront of promoting green jobs throughout the U.S. — especially as it relates to bringing sustainability and environmental justice to poor areas. He has founded incredible organizations like Green For All (which promotes green-collar jobs and opportunities for the disadvantaged), as well as appearing [...]

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