Green collar

I think Van Jones has brilliant ideas for what he wants to do with our society and climate change. Recently, with this election of ours it seems as though this topic was a vital one in the debates. We already wrote blogs about the candidates platforms for their environmental plans, and it was evident that green collar jobs would be a new phenomenon.

Van Jones does not only recognize the important of green collar jobs and an industry devoted to protecting this fragile environment of ours, but he also takes into account the social status of people in the US. Also, recently, the state of our economy can come into play here. So many people have lost their jobs because of this economic crisis we have been in for the past few months, and no one can determine when exactly we will pull ourselves out of it. By incorporating lower income families, especially from impoverished areas, this will not only deter the young individuals from making choices they might be forced into (violence, drugs, etc) because they have no choice, but could also potentially boost our economy immensely - all while striving to fix the vast environmental harm and strain we have put on this planet.