As more and more people aim to conserve energy and protect the environment, Van Jones sees an opportunity for job growth. In San Francisco for O, The Oprah Magazine's O You! Conference, Gayle talks with Van, an environmental advocate and author of The Green Collar Economy, about how "green-collar" jobs can help lift people out of poverty.

See pictures from the O You! Conference.

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• San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
• Financial Expert Suze Orman
• San Francisco Treats
• Life Coach Martha Beck

• The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones