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We need a much deeper understanding of exactly what it is our industrial society, in its present creation, is jeopardizing. We need a more profound perception of what is at stake.

— Van Jones The Green Collar Economy (2008)

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To change our laws and culture, the green movement must attract and include the majority of all people, not just the majority of affluent people.

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A green economy begins to replace some of the clunking and chugging of ugly machines with the wise effort of beautiful, skilled people. That means more jobs.

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