Posts Tagged ‘van jones’

Leonardo DiCaprio Writes About Van Jones For Time Magazine

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

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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