Van Jones to be White House Green Jobs Adviser

Wonk Room — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:20:00 -0400

Green for All founder and Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Van Jones is joining the White House as the adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation.

Van Jones is well known for expressing an inclusive vision for a green economy. He has challenged progressives to stop “getting rolled by the Happy Meal politics” of conservatives, who sell unhealthy policies under feel-good slogans. In response to the $700 billion Wall Street bailout last October, he called for a “green bailout” to “retrofit and repower America using clean, green energy — and create millions of new jobs, in the process.”

Hill Heat: Van Jones to be White House Green Jobs Adviser

Van Jones to be White House Green Jobs Adviser