By kicking its carbon addiction, America will increase its national wealth and generate millions of jobs that can't be outsourced. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Even if we can solve the carbon problem for coal, it is still a non-renewable resource. At some point, coal supplies will… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Government needs to do two things: put a price on carbon and invest heavily in new technologies. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
We're going to bake this planet, and be a curse to all species, including our own, if we don't find an alternative… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The question is: do we pay a little bit more now? Or do we pay a whole lot later? For the equivalent… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
There would be a cost for dumping carbon into our atmosphere and a cap on total emissions. The government must make a… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
All the big ideas for getting us onto a lower carbon trajectory involve a lot of people doing a lot of work,… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The government also has to get the public rules right. That means putting a price on carbon, so the cleaner forms of… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
To make sure we aren't training people for jobs that don't exist, the government should provide companies with loans or loan guarantees.… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Back in 2007, I met this white guy [director Peter Byck] with a lot of hair and a video camera, at a… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Ordinary Americans can't pollute for free. You can't dump your trash on the sidewalk or throw all your refuse into your neighbor's… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Right now, the government is spending billions of dollars supporting the problem-makers in the U.S. economy - the polluters, despoilers, incarcerators, and warmongers. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
If [Donald] Trump throws 20 million off of health care, that's going to be - if he handles this badly - and it's very… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
America should be leading the world in green and clean solutions, and human rights. We shouldn't be leading the world in wars and incarceration… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I learned more in those six months [ in the White House] than in the prior six years. I don't think that anybody who… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Most green-collar jobs are middle-skill jobs. That means they require more education that a high-school diploma, but less than a four-year degree. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The problem that we have is that most Americans don't even study American history, let alone Pinochet, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and all these guys. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] is a horrible human being, but he ain't worse than Bull Connor. Fannie Lou loved Bull Connor and beat Bull Connor because… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The government built the grid to favor one industry over others. But I don't hear any conservatives screaming about that. Folks don't understand that… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Keith Ellison is an organizer's organizer.He's one of the only Muslims in Congress, so you have a big statement there. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Everybody should be mad but anger only takes you so far. At some point, you'll have outrage fatigue and burn out. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
We have to accept that some very toxic stuff was marbled into the Trump phenomenon. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
All the big ideas for getting us onto a lower carbon trajectory involve a lot of people doing a lot of work, and that's… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
![“Back in 2007, I met this white guy [director Peter Byck] with a lot of hair and a video camera, at a conference that I happened to be attending for the launch of an organization called Blacks in Green. I had never heard of him and Peter had never heard of me. We just started talking; he liked what…” quote by Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/244/van-jones-984_attending_back-in-2007-i-met-this-white-guy-direct_2563243.jpg)
![“If [Donald] Trump throws 20 million off of health care, that's going to be - if he handles this badly - and it's very hard to handle it right, then that's a - a huge advantage in the mid-terms for us.” quote by Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4d/van-jones-984_advantage_if-donald-trump-throws-20-million-off-of_12893.jpg)
![“I learned more in those six months [ in the White House] than in the prior six years. I don't think that anybody who has had the privilege to serve the country at that level should walk out and behave like a crybaby. And I plan to continue to serve the country in other capacities.” quote by Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3dc/van-jones-984_behave_i-learned-more-in-those-six-months-in-th_27061.jpg)
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