More About Green Jobs

Van is not a lone voice in the wilderness. He is part of a large and growing movement of Americans working to build a clean-energy future for our country and the world. A clean-energy economy will move us past some of our most pressing challenges. By making us energy independent, it will improve our national and economic security. By radically reducing the pollution that causes global warming, it will improve the health of our families and neighborhoods. And by creating millions of quality green jobs and careers, it will pull America out of the current recession, strengthen our middle class, and better protect us from future economic turmoil.

More than that, building a clean-energy economy is a chance to reinvigorate and reinvest in the best part of the American dream: the idea that everyone gets a chance to succeed. By ensuring that every community has equal access to the new opportunities of the green economy, we can lift millions of people out of poverty.

Check out what Van wrote last September about how to learn more and get involved in helping America develop a green economy:

Support President Obama's efforts to fix our nation's health care, energy and education systems. His victory last fall did not represent the "finish line" in the fight to renew America; his election was just the "starting line." This autumn, it is time to make history again — with victories on health care and clean energy.

Sign up to support groups that are working for green jobs.

This is the year to ensure that the clean energy transformation creates good job opportunities for everyone in America.

Spread the green jobs gospel. The ideas and ideals of the green jobs movement are grounded in fundamental American values — innovation, entrepreneurship, and equal opportunity. My true thoughts can be found in my book: The Green Collar Economy. Check it out from the library — or order a copy and share it with a friend. See for yourself why clean energy and green jobs are good for our country.