To change our laws and culture, the green movement must attract and include the majority of all people, not just the majority of affluent people.
Van JonesPeople in red states and blue states can agree that clean air is better than dirty air; therefore we should use clean energy where we can.
Van JonesAs champions of green jobs, we're asking questions that progressives should like, like "How are we going to avoid baking the planet," and "How are we going to create jobs for ordinary Americans?" Meanwhile, we're offering solutions that conservative should like. I'm not calling for more welfare; I'm calling for more work.
Van JonesPeople forget: solar panels don't put themselves up. Wind turbines don't manufacture themselves. Businesses don't retrofit themselves to waste less energy and water, nor do homes weatherize themselves.
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