It Can Be Easy Being Green

Continued news of the depressing state of the economy and the environment are impossible to ignore. The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones illustrates that the issues of our broken economy and ravaged environment are actually more closely linked than we thought. Instead of reading more doom-and-gloom books, Jones can enlighten us, and most importantly, give us hope. The founder and president of the national organization, Green For All, is passionate and inspired on the subject. He says, “When many people hear the term ‘green’ today, they still automatically think the message is probably for a fancy, eco-elite set, and not for themselves. And as long as that remains true, the green movement will remain too anemic politically and too alien culturally to rescue the country.” We can all feel better, for his fresh perspective and undeniable hope are quite contagious.