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“A Debate About Soil, Organics and Nutrition” - ...arguing with the Washington Post’s food-policy columnist about the desirability of removing toxic, ecologically damaging chemicals from food production.. Read more.

“Is it Now a Crime to Be Poor?” – It’s too bad many people are falling into poverty at a time when it’s almost illegal to be poor. Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor.pdf

“Author-activist tapped as White House ‘green’ jobs adviser” – Author and activist Van Jones will serve as a special White House adviser for "green" jobs, enterprise and innovation. Read more.

“Urban Composting: A new Can of Worms” - ON a recent Saturday afternoon, Stephanie Stern and her husband poured 1,000 wriggling red worms from a brown bag into a plastic bin outside their bathroom, looked down and hoped for the best. Read more.

“The Green-Collar Solution” - Van Jones is a rare bird. He’s a black social activist in Oakland, Calif.,and as green an environmentalist as they come. He really gets passionate, and funny, when he talks about what it’s like to be black and green. Read more.

“Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich and Poor” – Health inequalities between rich and poor people are much lower in areas that have lots of green space, such as parks, forests and playing fields. Read more.

“The Green-Collar Solution” - Van Jones is a rare bird. He’s a black social activist in Oakland, Calif.,and as green an environmentalist as they come. He really gets passionate, and funny, when he talks about what it’s like to be black and green. Read more.