Looking for something to do this weekend? Read Van Jones’ new book, The Green Collar Economy. Learn more about ways to improve the economy as well as the environment and help get Van’s book on the NY Times Bestseller list. Our friends at It's Getting Hot in Here report:

I wrote a new book to propose elegant solutions for our economic and environmental crises. The Green Collar Economy offers a green cure for the dilemmas we face and the financial messes we are in.

At this point, I am willing to concede that Wall Street and the big bankers need some propping up. But while we are at it, we should find a way to bail out the little people — and the planet, too.

So how about a green bailout — to help both? We already took an important step in that direction today. Perhaps the only thing in the whole bailout package that is inarguably good is the support for the U.S. clean energy sector.

Worried about finding work in this struggling economy? Carl Pope, the executive director of the Sierra Club, states that a green economy is the key to the revitalization of America! Read his most recent post on HuffPo:

The job loss caused by recent U.S. trade policies is part of the reason people are embracing the idea that clean energy could be the driver of economic recovery. Voters here understand that if you are going to harvest the wind energy of Lake Erie, you have to harvest it in Ohio, not Mexico; and that if I retrofit my house with new windows in San Francisco, I can't ship my house to China to have it done.

New Jersey is following the lead and starting to invest in a green economy! Just this week, New Jersey is planning the development of a 350 megawatt offshore wind project. Enviro Wonk reports:

It's an exciting project for two reasons. First, because the billion-dollar project is going far enough offshore that wind speeds will be fairly constant and not visible to beach-goers. And second because, despite being built in 100m deep water, the project is still economically viable.

This is a big deal for offshore wind. Once you can build in water more than a mile and a half offshore, a lot of new options get put on the table.

Interested in what its like to live with ‘no’ impact for a year in New York City? Check out No Impact Man’s reflections:

First, he learned that it is possible to live with a much lower impact and that individuals can make a difference. 'This has become explosive,' he said. 'There’s something about just trying that has tremendous power...'

Are you tired of all those commercials on TV promoting false energy hopes such as clean coal? Our friends at the We Campaign tried to air an ad on ABC promoting clean energy solutions—but ABC refused to air it. Show ABC America is ready for bold solutions!

ABC recently refused to run our Repower America ad, even though they run ads from oil companies that mislead the American people about the role fossil fuels play in the climate crisis.

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