Green for All in the NYT
The Times has a nice article about the green economy that prominently features Van Jones of Green for All, great folks who will soon be getting a new Plone site and Salesforce.com database from ONE/Northwest. From the article:
Green jobs are especially good “because they cannot be easily outsourced, say, to Asia,” said Van Jones, president of Green for All, an organization based in Oakland, Calif., whose goal is promoting renewable energy and lifting workers out of poverty. “If we are going to weatherize buildings, they have to be weatherized here,” he said. “If you put up solar panels, you can’t ship a building to Asia and have them put the solar panels on and ship it back. These jobs have to be done in the United States.”
Van Jones is really at the center of the green jobs movement, which is fabulous because he deeply understands what is at stake here and conveys the message well. Their focus on green jobs as a pathway out of poverty resonates with me, and I’m excited to see the massive demand for Van and Green for All from people who feel the same way. Although, I do feel for the staff as they deal with these insane demand levels. Hopefully their new Salesforce.com database can help with that overload, although I think what they could really use is about 6 more hours in every day!
