print email comment close Greening the Ghetto URL: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/12/090112fa_fact_kolbert Description: January 2009 profile of Van Jones (born Anthony Jones), author of "'The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems' [in which] he argues that the best way to fight both global warming and urban poverty is by creating millions of 'green jobs' -- weatherizing buildings, installing solar panels, and constructing mass-transit systems." Includes background about Jones, and details about his views and ideas. From the New Yorker. Author: Kolbert, Elizabeth Publisher: Condé Nast Extra Keywords black African American conde LII Database Information: Record 27668 created by Jennifer English on 01/08/2009 Last modification on 01/29/2009 Published: 01/29/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27668