I was so psyched when Obama appointed Van Jones as his "Green Jobs Advisor". He's one of my heroes! He has been well known in the green community for finding innovative ways of tackling both environmental and social issues at the same time. He has helped make the green movement more accessible to all. He says he resigned due to controversy.
Anyways, here's some of the awesome work Van Jones has done, check it out!
http://www.greenforall.org/splash
http://www.vanjones.net/
http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200904-omag-van-jones
In the end environmentalism really is a social issue, it's about improving people's quality of life. Check out more inspiring people working on both human rights and environmental issues in one of my past blog posts.
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