“We have the water, food and other industries which are also experiencing some redirection.” Quote by Van Jones
“The prospects of green economic opportunity is going to be determined to a great extent by politicians arriving at some sort of bi-partisan resolution.” OpportunityEconomicPoliticianGreenDeterminedResolutionPartisansArrivingProspects Author:Van Jones
“I used to be called the "Green Jack Kemp" because of my promotion of entrepreneurial and work-based solutions for poor people.” PeopleUsedPoorSolutionsGreenUsed To BePoor PeoplePromotionEntrepreneurial Author:Van Jones
“As champions of green jobs, we're asking questions that progressives should like, like "How are we going to avoid baking the planet," and "How are we going to create jobs for ordinary Americans?" Meanwhile, we're offering solutions that conservative should like. I'm not calling for more welfare; I'm calling for more work.” ShouldJobsPlanetsCallingSolutionsOrdinaryAskingGreenConservativeWelfareChampionOfferingBakingAsking Questions Author:Van Jones
“I'm not asking for more entitlement programs; I'm asking for more enterprise.” ProgramAskingEnterpriseEntitlementEntitlement Programs Author:Van Jones
“I'm not calling for redistributing wealth; I'm calling for reinvigorating our stuck energy sector, so some new entrepreneurs can create some new wealth.” EnergyWealthCallingEntrepreneurStuck Author:Van Jones
“Right now, when you go and hit the light switch in your house, you're participating in a state-protected monopoly. You're being forced to accept dirty power from a single producer.” StatesLightHouseAcceptingRight NowProducersDirtyProtectedMonopolyParticipating Author:Van Jones
“I'm the guy that's trying to break up that monopoly to introduce free enterprise and competition to the energy sector.” TryingGuyEnergyBreakCompetitionEnterpriseIntroducingMonopolyFree Enterprise Author:Van Jones
“I'm saying you should have the right not only to be an energy consumer but an energy producer. Follow the money to understand why my message keeps getting drowned out. Big oil and big coal are terrified by the green jobs message.” ShouldBigsJobsEnergyMessagesShould HaveGreenOilProducersConsumersTerrifiedCoalBig Oil Author:Van Jones
“We're just trying to end illegitimate government support for a single technology, which is un-American. We should be leading the world in the next generation of technological innovation. But we can't unleash private capital because of what the government is doing to stifle innovation and to choke competition.” WorldShouldTryingEndsGovernmentNextTechnologySupportGenerationsInnovationCompetitionTechnologicalNext GenerationChoke Author:Van Jones
“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 the elite economic interests that are holding them down are also feeding them a bunch of lies.” GovernmentLyingInterestEconomicIndustryBuiltFolksFavorsBunchElitesFeedingGrids Author:Van Jones
