O Magazine Profiles Environmental Activist Van Jones

Green Streets: O Interviews Van Jones

By Ned Martel
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the April 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Putting two at-risk entities together, the environment and inner-city kids, activist Van Jones has come up with a plan to save both. And now that he's got some friends in high places, his ideas are about to take off.

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