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The Van fan club
GOOD magazine's profile on the black green activist |
Maywa Montenegro |
09 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| What Grist readers might have predicted over a year ago, when David interviewed Van Jones, is quickly becoming reality. In October, Thomas Friedman, in a gushing editorial, called Jones a 'rare bird' who 'exudes enough energy to light a few buildings on his own.' Now he's appeared on the Colbert Report where, despite the always-awkward position of Stephen's interviewees, he managed to land 'green jobs' in the mental dictionary of millions of young viewers. I had th ... |
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| Topics: business, economy, environmental justice, environmental movement, green jobs, hotties, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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New vision for global agriculture
'IPCC for agriculture' has little teeth, but great timbre |
Maywa Montenegro |
07 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Some are calling it a project that will transform global agriculture as we know it. Others are calling it a utopian dream. One thing is for sure, however: When the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAAST) releases the final draft of its report on April 15, sparks will still be flying. Instigated in 2005 by the United Nations and the World Bank, among others, the IAAST was supposed to be an IPCC for agriculture. (Inde ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, climate science, environmental justice, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Getting together for green jobs
The Dream Reborn conference hits Memphis this weekend |
Pat Walters |
05 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yesterday in Memphis, a crowd stood outside the Lorraine Motel to quietly honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the place where he died 40 years ago. All day long, it rained. A couple blocks away, another sort of commemoration was going on. There was chanting. A man played a drum and a choir sang. There was lots and lots and lots of clapping. Several hundred people had gathered in a conference room to kick off The Dream Reborn, a weekend-long event designed to ignite dis ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, grassroots activism, green jobs, green living (all these topics) |
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A dream reborn
Forty years gone: MLK's dream today would be colored green |
Van Jones |
04 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The following are my introductory remarks to the Dream Reborn conference, beginning today and running through the weekend in Memphis, Tenn. Forty years ago today, on April 4, 1968, a sniper assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King had come to Memphis, Tennessee, to aid striking sanitation workers. The preeminent civil rights leader of his time, he was only 39 years old. Four decades have passed since that fateful day. As of this month, Dr. King has been gone fro ... |
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| Topics: economy, environmental justice, environmental movement, grassroots activism, green jobs, politics, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Got food?
Farmworker Awareness Week is a chance to recognize the people whose labor means we can eat |
Fawn Pattison |
31 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is Farmworker Awareness Week, a time to support the millions of farmworkers whose labor puts food on every American table, and who work and live in some of the worst environmental conditions in our nation. It's estimated that 2 to 3 million farmworkers plant, tend, and harvest American crops every year. Many farmworkers in the U.S. are migrants who move from place to place following the harvest. Where I live, in North Carolina, migrant farmworkers are the ma ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, environmental justice, food, grassroots activism, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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Good Jobs, Green Jobs: Part 3
One last word from the National Green Jobs Conference |
Kevin Doyle |
21 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'll soon be tackling new eco-job and career issues, but I've got one last piece of business related to my time at the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference last week. I've recounted what happened and who was there, and explained how we might define green jobs. Now, I'll address one final question from Grist readers: 'What's the main barrier to the growth of green jobs?' In a word: politics. In the dim past (1970-1999), it was generally agreed that government action was ne ... |
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| Topics: business, environmental justice, grassroots activism, green jobs, politics (all these topics) |
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Green dream reborn
National convergence April 4-6 for green-collar jobs |
Erik Hoffner |
13 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Hundreds of activists, youths, and dreamers from communities of color around the nation are about to come together for The Dream Reborn in Memphis, and the green-job market is a big reason why. The conference is hosted by Green For All and marks the anniversary of MLK Jr.'s assassination by seeking to deepen relationships and skills in the arena of climate justice and building opportunity for poor communities in the new green economy. Van Jones, Majora Carter, Winona L ... |
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| Topics: business, environmental justice, green jobs, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Pay Rent and Eat Too?
Rising food prices hit home around the world |
Tom Philpott |
06 Mar 2008 |
Victual Reality |
| Is a change coming to your cart? Photo: iStockphoto Hey you, in the supermarket line -- yeah, you, the one with the stuffed cart. Are you ready to pay up for those groceries? You'd better be, pal. That's the message from Bill Lapp, former chief economist for the food giant Conagra. "I think [U.S.] consumers are more prepared than we realize to accept higher prices on food and I think that's pa ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, food, green living, shopping, Victual Reality (all these topics) |
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The natural resource curse is such a bitch
Oil and the status of women in the Middle East |
Nathan Wyeth |
03 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'm not sure this falls under my 'campus news' beat for Grist, but I heard it at a seminar at a college campus, and it's compelling enough that I'm going to say that because it falls within academia, it counts. Michael Ross is a political scientist at UCLA who was published in the February 2008 American Political Science Review with the assertion (PDF) that much of the gender inequality in the Middle East relative to the rest of the world can be explained not by tradi ... |
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| Topics: Africa, Middle East, international politics, politics, environmental justice, energy, oil (all these topics) |
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Cap-and-caulk
How smart climate policy can cut our energy costs |
Alan Durning |
28 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| True confessions: I love weatherstripping. And programmable thermostats. And insulation -- all kinds. Oh, and efficient shower heads with 'Navy shower' shut-off valves. And high-efficiency appliances. And waste-water heat recovery systems. You get the idea: I actually enjoy the process of making buildings more energy wise -- enjoy as in, 'Yippee, it's Saturday! Where's my caulk gun?' So today's topic is especially near to my heart: the role in climate policy of low-inco ... |
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| Topics: cap-and-dividend, climate, energy, environmental justice, politics (all these topics) |
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Hell, no, we won't, um, participate in a pollution permit trading system!
Cali EJ groups reject cap-and-trade in strong terms |
David Roberts |
20 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A big coalition of environmental justice groups in California just came out with a strong statement opposing a cap-and-trade system and urging "fees" (i.e., taxes) instead. (Here's L.A. Times' coverage.) Their points are fairly familiar. Most of the opposition seems to be based on the well-documented failures of the European trading system -- which, as far as I know, every U.S. legislator is aware of. There's also something about the revenue from auction not ... |
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| Topics: California, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, environmental justice (all these topics) |
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Better know a country
Where are the environmental messengers in the South? |
JMG |
03 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Via Sam Smith, this important insight from 'Facing South:' According to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, our country still has a poverty problem: over 38 million U.S. Americans live below the poverty line, 13.3% of the population. What's striking is how completely the South dominates the list of states ravaged by poverty. Despite all those banks in Charlotte and all that Coke in Atlanta, eleven of the 15 states with the highest poverty rates are in the South: ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice (all these topics) |
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Majora Carter
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David Roberts |
31 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| If this doesn't get you in your gut, you've got serious problems: |
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| Topics: environmental justice, heroes, hotties, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Not just an environmental issue
Climate change is as much a social priority as an environmental concern |
Alan Durning |
25 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Climate change is a universal menace, threatening hardships for everyone. But it's not an egalitarian menace: everyone will not suffer equally. Perversely, those people and nations least to blame for causing it are most vulnerable to its impacts. Climate disruption heaps misfortune on the less fortunate, whether in low-lying Bangladesh, the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, or the flood plains around Chehalis, Wash. In the aftermath of climate change, the less you have, the ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, climate equity, environmental justice (all these topics) |
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Memo to candidates
Green-collar jobs mean standing up for people and the planet |
Van Jones |
25 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| For those of us who are a part of the movement for 'green-collar jobs,' last Sunday's Democratic presidential debate was a real watershed moment. Van Jones. Clinton, Edwards, and Obama were in the debate of their lives. And all three of them passionately championed the importance of creating good jobs in the clean energy sector. They presented 'green-collar jobs' as a way to simultaneously boost the economy and beat global warming. Their words ... |
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| Topics: economy, elections, environmental justice, green jobs, politics, presidential race 08, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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'Green-collar' jobs
The latest eco-buzzword |
Joseph Romm |
24 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Washington Post has a good article yesterday on the explosion in the use of the term 'green-collar' jobs. You will no doubt be hearing much more of this term since it is a favorite of Clinton and Edwards; Me and the Center for American Progress are on the bandwagon; and even the super trendspotting Tom Friedman has glommed onto it. No, it's not a perfect term. G-C jobs -- my effort to coin the ultimate eco-buzzword -- won't get you a green uniform and green po ... |
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| Topics: business, economy, environmental justice, green jobs, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Van et al
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David Roberts |
22 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A good if unoriginal roundup of socially conscious environmentalism. Seems to me this isn't an either-or, but a both-and. We need the "corporate sellers of hybrid cars and organic Levis jeans" and we also need organizers in low-income communities. We don't have to decide which represents Real Environmentalism, or what the green movement Really Is. |
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| Topics: environmental justice, environmental movement (all these topics) |
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Honoring Dr. King in the economic stimulus bill
A way for Congress to provide economic stimulus that is green and just |
Billy Parish |
21 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Forty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis, where he was assassinated, to help support the long struggle of the city's sanitation workers for decent jobs and dignity. He was also speaking out against the Vietnam War, organizing a Poor People's March on Washington, and crafting an Economic Bill of Rights, calling for massive government jobs programs to rebuild America's cities. In Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, the last boo ... |
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| Topics: climate, economy, environmental justice (all these topics) |
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Assault and battery
Chinese workers pay for our cadmium-battery habit |
Tom Philpott |
16 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In the last 20 years, the United States has essentially dismantled its industrial base, moving production of consumer goods south to Mexico and east to Asia. This has not only dramatically lowered the cost of goods, fueling a consumer boom; it has also helped make our economy less energy-intensive, and lowered our exposure to industrial waste. But net gains for the environment and worker health have been imaginary. We've merely shifted the burdens of industrial ... |
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| Topics: business, China, climate, consumerism, environmental justice, greenhouse-gas emissions, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Health for all
The environmental health/justice nexus |
Erik Hoffner |
13 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Earlier this week, I was at a unique environmental justice event in Boston. It was a meeting of grantees of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the most hopeful government agencies I've come across. One of its activities is to fund university researchers and grassroots groups which collaborate to study the environmental causes of asthma, cancers, lupus, lung disease (and more) in their home communities. Environmental health research is cri ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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A green wave lifts all boats
Van Jones looks to sustainability for pathways out of poverty |
Anna Fahey |
11 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Will the burgeoning 'green' economy have a place in it for everyone? To a packed auditorium in Seattle last Wednesday, Van Jones said: It can. And to be successful, it has to. In the chorus of voices against climate change, his message rings true and clear: 'We have a chance to connect the people who most need work with the work that most needs to be done.' Van Jones is a civil-rights lawyer and founder and executive director of an innovative nonprofit working to ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, environmental justice, green jobs, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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The Sands of Grime
Waterways downstream from oil sands are full o' toxins, says study |
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09 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:46 PM on 09 Nov 2007 Fish, water, and sediment downstream from the gigantic oil sands projects in Alberta are chock-full of carcinogens and other toxins, says a new study. While the research does not make a direct link between the oil sands, the toxins, and presumed health consequences, the largely Native residents of downstream community Fort Chipewyan have long suspected that they experience high ... |
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| Topics: Alberta, energy, environmental justice, health, news, oil, oil sands, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Stories from the Forgotten Coast
With the Katrina-anniversary media gone, the hard work continues |
Annie Ducmanis |
23 Oct 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| A version of this piece originally appeared on the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors website. FEMA trailer camp, Plaquemines Parish, La. Photo: Marni Rosen The many communities of color along the Gulf Coast, be they African American, Creole, Native American, or Vietnamese American, have much in common -- and not just because they're still struggling to get back on their ... |
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| Topics: climate change impacts, environmental justice, Louisiana, Mississippi, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Local food for all
Community food projects empowering low-income residents |
Steph Larsen |
18 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Food is turning up everywhere, and I don't mean on your plate. For the past year, journalists and authors have stuck on the topic like peanut butter to the roof of your mouth, and what's especially notable is the focus on policy solutions and the Farm Bill. Articles are so numerous that as I started to compile them, I realized that I could spend a whole post just linking to them (find a few here). As I contemplate the impact of our farm and food policy on the environ ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, food (all these topics) |
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It was inevitable
The Mustache discovers Van Jones |
David Roberts |
16 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Tom Friedman just introduced Van Jones to a large new audience. All he had to do to make it a great column was get out of the way and let Van speak. |
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| Topics: environmental justice, green jobs, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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