There are about 46,000 jobs supported by the solar industry right now. That's fewer than it should be, too. And you have a whole other set of jobs in energy-efficiency in buildings and in creating the "Smart Grid," as we… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
People forget: solar panels don't put themselves up. Wind turbines don't manufacture themselves. Businesses don't retrofit themselves to waste less energy and water, nor do homes weatherize themselves. — 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
I'm the guy that's trying to break up that monopoly to introduce free enterprise and competition to the energy sector. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I think that America could not become America until it dealt with the disenfranchisement of women and African Americans in the last century. It… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I'm learning and changing all the time, and I expect to continue doing so my entire life. — Van Jones Copy Share Image
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