The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems [Paperback]

“Steadily—by redefining green—Jones is making sure that our planet and our people will not just survive but also thrive in a clean-energy economy.”
—Leonardo DiCaprio

ANew York Timesbestseller,The Green Collar Economyby award-winning human rights activist and environmental leader Van Jones delivers a much-needed economic and environmental solution to today’s two most critical problems. With a revised introduction and new afterword by the author—a man who counsels President Barack Obama on environmental policy—The Green Collar Economyand Jones have been highly praised by a multitude of leaders and legislators, including Al Gore, Senator Tom Daschle, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Van Jones was named one of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People of 2009”byTimemagazine, and withThe Green Collar Economyhe offers a wise, necessary, and eminently achievable plan forsaving the earth and rescuing working class Americans.

Now revised and updated, Van Jones's provocative and cutting edgeNew York TimesbestsellerThe Green Collar Economydelivers a viable plan for solving the two biggest issues facing the country today—the economy and the environment.