Jorge Rivas

Van Jones, Special Adviser to Obama Administration

The Associated Press is reporting that Green for All’s Van Jone’s “will be a special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation in the Obama administration.”

The chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley, said “Jones will start work next week to help direct the administration’s efforts to create jobs and help the environment. Sutley said Jones will work on “vulnerable communities.”

Posted at 2:01 PM, Mar 10, 2009 in Green Economy | Permalink | View Comments