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The main piece of technology in the green economy is a caulk gun. -- Van Jones
Will the new environmental leaders fight for eco-equity in this new "green economy" they are birthing? -- Van Jones
The most staggering linguistic turnabout for me is the one that equates green economy with 'sustained economic growth.' -- Tim Jackson
Too often we think about the green economy as an elite market niche, one in which affluent people spend more money to consume greener and cleaner products. -- Van Jones
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. -- Van Jones
Squeezing the lives of people is now being proposed as the saviour of the planet. Through the green economy an attempt is being made to technologise, financialise, privatise and commodify all of the earth's resources and living processes. -- Vandana Shiva
The true - the true economy has got to come back into balance with the very biosphere that sustains us. And I think a lot of people just see the green economy as a different way of allowing the corporate agenda to continue to flourish. -- David Suzuki
There is plenty of work to do, but big business isn't investing in rebuilding a green economy for the 21st century. Instead, they put their money into a gigantic financial casino, and when that led to catastrophe in 2008-9, they made us pay for it. -- Kshama Sawant
The green economy should not just be about reclaiming throw-away stuff. It should be about reclaiming thrown-away communities. It should not just be about recycling things to give them a second life. We should also be gathering up people and giving them a second chance. -- Van Jones
The surest path to safe streets and peaceful communities is not more police and prisons, but ecologically sounds economic development. And that same path can lift us to a new, green economy - one with the power to lift people out of poverty while respecting and repairing the environment. -- Van Jones
In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision. -- Jack Welch
Green jobs - those are jobs that feel like new economy jobs; they do require some training. -- Hanna Rosin
Green' issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security. -- Sylvia Earle
Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating soil. -- Allan Savory
At President Obama's direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture is working hard to unleash the power of America's innovators and entrepreneurs to build a green energy economy. -- Tom Vilsack
Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities over the next decades will largely determine whether we can deliver a bright green future. -- Alex Steffen
It's not a matter of if economies around the world becoming low-carbon, but when and how: through struggle and strife or through advancement and progressive leadership. Larry Elliot described it today as the 'Green New Deal.' It's a leadership we in Britain can provide, and from which our economy can benefit. -- Lucy Powell
It's time to transition beyond our fossil fuel addiction to a just economy based on green jobs, renewable energy, and local organic food. -- Winona LaDuke
'Green' issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security. -- Sylvia Earle

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