From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Van Jones, Green For All
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6wRmv%2FC859ktGM9QbiysHlNMBNs%2BpCtA> Dear , This week, people of all classes, colors and faiths stood together to elect Barack Obama the next President of the United States. No matter which candidate you supported, today we can be proud that voters chose a man of such uncommon decency to lead our nation. 5 Million 'Green Jobs' Will Jumpstart Economy At Green For All, we are especially excited that Obama has said building a low-carbon, clean-energy economy will be his <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PjmY3ciNZoRtZKa4qE5imlNMBNs%2BpCtA>top priority once he gets to the White House. He has pledged to create 5 million green jobs. This massive effort to retrofit and repower America has great potential to jumpstart the economy, to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and to restore America's standing in the world. We support this commitment - passionately. It's time for a Green New Deal. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=t5K92BqmhfTNcnK8FPplS1NMBNs%2BpCtA>Read more <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=n5SVgnRYNIwUjLlsI9JPYFNMBNs%2BpCtA>here. Obama's Opponents Already Gearing Up But the truth is: delivering on this promise won't be easy. Already the guardians of the status quo are gearing up to block progress. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=99CENUDvnTee6Vq5ZfvvAvBmJXKUKpEB>CNN reported yesterday that ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Chevron Corp. are forecasting doom and gloom for America's economy and high energy prices, under Obama's administration. And the Heritage Foundation just released <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=d73QEm4WUNO%2BYGQXRCgHtFNMBNs%2BpCtA>areport calling green jobs "phantom jobs" and arguing that tackling the climate crisis will result in a net loss of work opportunities for America. Fortunately, many other, more credible reports show just the opposite - including a recent one entitled <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XmMRfYeGK2EiBrRFVnNCxFNMBNs%2BpCtA>Green Recovery, from PERI and the Center for American Progress. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jvP2fK03RLvKPl7%2BFk5TgVNMBNs%2BpCtA>Read more <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=e7XNv4NV%2BNfl8RdatbGdqVNMBNs%2BpCtA>here. Supporting President Obama The new administration can fashion a Green New Deal to help the people and the planet. But Obama will succeed only if he gets strong support from national, grassroots organizations like ours. We want to make sure that Americans can hear the champions of green growth over all the noise from the polluters. At Green For All, we will continue to put forth concrete proposals to spur green growth. We will continue to call for economic progress and ecological sanity. And we will continue to connect the people who most need work, to the work that most needs to get done. And as soon as the nation is done celebrating, I will be reaching out to you, seeking your support as we continue to build a movement that can deliver on the promise of a green economic renaissance for the United States of America. Van Jones President and Founder, Green For All Author of The New York Times bestseller: <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Tfu8I%2FTVynOe6Vq5ZfvvAvBmJXKUKpEB>The Green Collar Economy Photo Credit: Richmond Build/Solar Richmond/GRID Alternative <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2F9AW0QPWefKe6Vq5ZfvvAvBmJXKUKpEB> Green For All can't survive without the support of people like you. Please take a moment to support us today: <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mtnQPE1Pbz3NcnK8FPplS1NMBNs%2BpCtA>click here to donate. Not on our list-serve yet? (Maybe this message was forwarded to you.) Sign up to get e-mail updates directly by going to <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Zk1v5qjtwQEUjLlsI9JPYFNMBNs%2BpCtA>this link. To unsubscribe from this list, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line, OR follow <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KQmwlVJ%2FVrijDisl6Ii4XFNMBNs%2BpCtA>this link. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1771 - Release Date: 11/6/2008 7:58 AM -- Elan Shapiro Sustainable Tompkins Community Partnership Coordinator Sustainable Living Associates, Principal Frog's Way B&B 211 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0249 607-592-8402 Cell "We must be the change we want to see in the world" Mohandas Gandhi _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
