My definition of a green-collar job is this: a family-supporting, career-track job that directly contributes to preserving or enhancing environmental quality.

His first book The Green Collar Economy was released on October 7 2008 and reached number 12 on the New York Times Best Seller list. and moved to San Francisco instead. C.

Jones also holds a joint appointment at Princeton University as a distinguiVan Jonesd visiting fellow in both the Center for African American Studies and in the Program in Science Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. For these issues Van Jones was heavily criticized by conservatives. " In 2011 he founded Rebuild the Dream a national advocacy organization working towards a fairer economy.