2009 Earth Day is special, says green jobs czar

Submitted by Anna on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 11:41

By Josh Richman
Oakland Tribune
April 22, 2009

A former Oakland activist now serving as President Barack Obama’s “green jobs czar” said this week’s Earth Day observance is special because of the new administration.

“As we move forward, one of the big differences is that we recognize now that the debate over whether we can do right by the environment and right by the economy at the same time is over,” said Van Jones, appointed in March as special adviser for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

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