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Green for All founder Van Jones is holding a telephone conference on May 27th to discuss how to use media to push for eco equity with the upcoming "Climate Security Act."

Jones, a Yale-educated attorney and Oakland-based "Green Jobs Corp" advocate, is dedicated to unifiying activist efforts regarding issues of poverty and eco-reformation. He was heavily involved in drafting and advocating the "Green Jobs Act of 2007" (Title X of the federal 2007 Energy Bill). His belief is that the ecological movement is impotent without including economically impoverished classes.

Jones writes:

"Beginning as early as the first week of June, there will be an historic debate on the floor of the United States Senate about the 'Climate Security Act' (S. 2191), sponsored by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA). The debate will be an important and precedent-setting opportunity -- if we seize it -- to frame climate protection policy as policy that can help us build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. If we do not take the opportunity to frame this debate, rest assured, it will be framed for us: by well-meaning allies who invoke endangered polar bears as the only catalyst for action; or by decidedly malicious opponents who will play on economic fears and trumpet false concerns for the poor and people of color in an effort to justify the pollution-based status quo.

We cannot let these arguments define the debate around climate change policy, and so I invite you to join me for a nationwide conference call to share ideas and tactics for communications and messaging in this debate. The attacks have already begun, so we must be prepared to weigh in and win the framing war in our local media outlets around the country when Lieberman-Warner hits the floor and the front page of newspapers everywhere."

Register at www.greenforall.org in order to take part in this telephone conference discussion, in which participants may discuss the most effective ways to articulate simple but compelling messages via media for climate protection.

Comments

I just wonder how much this

Submitted by Jarett S on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 15:03.

I just wonder how much this will really help out. I don't see how it will help low and middle income families, because if the corporations have to pay more for energy uses, then wouldn't that cost transfer on down the line?

 

Also, why is it that everyone always focuses on the climate, which is a hot topic that can provide evidence for either side of the fence on which you stand. . .and NO ONE is ever screaiming about the loss of biodiversity!!! My suburban river is becoming more and more choked up with silt from development housing and no one's bitching, whole species are being lost everyday, and this is what keeps the ecosystem thriving, folks, as far as us animals are concerned!

 

I'm not saying that this bill is a bad thing, I just don't see how it's that great and will change things much. What I see is more power being given to government to control aspects of everyday life, and the bigger government(or any bureaucracy for that matter) gets, the more inefficient it is! This is plain for all to see!

 

I don't exactly have the answer, but is this it?

 

I would prefer a bill that allows us to develop new energy technologies with the money that government steals from us every year in taxes. . .Let each state invest in it's own, or help other states with good technology programs.  Hey, here's an idea, let's spend some money on EDUCATION and get people learned up about how to be more eco-conscious and environmentally friendly!!!  Because a bill like the one mentioned above has many ways in which politicians such as Warner and Lieberman can get nice and rich off of. . .and it makes you wonder what corporations are behind it!  I'm not paranoid, politics is dirty. 

Regarding registration for the conference call

Submitted by John X on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 19:29.
From the Green For All staff: "We look forward to having Reality Sandwich readers participate in the discussion. We simply ask that people do not forward the call-in information to others directly, as we need each caller to register so that we can have an accurate count and have enough open lines. Thanks again, and we'll talk to you then! - The Green For All Team -"

Dope!

Submitted by Propaganda Anonymous on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 18:44.

Propaganda Anonymous

I'm super happy this post is here. Van Jones is awesome! He's doing similar things out west that Majora Carter is doing here in New York.

She talks about him a bit in the interview I did with her that is posted on RealitySAndwich here's the link 

I am a big supporter of the philosophy and practice of Environmental Justice and Van is def doing his thing in that field

PAZ

Prop

AIeeeeeght!

Submitted by Naugahyde_Budda on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 02:50.

WORD!

 

Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.

—Miguel de Unamuno