Greenwashing 9/11

From The American Spectator

By Matthew Vadum on 9.1.09 @ 6:07AM From inside the Obama White House, green jobs czar Van Jones has been orchestrating a campaign to greenwash the meaning of 9/11 using federal resources and a political front group he founded, new research suggests. It is unclear if this is illegal but at a minimum it raises questions about ethics, self-dealing, and the proper use of U.S. government resources. The group, called Green for All, was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in California on Dec. 11, 2007 by Jones. Green for All is one of two groups involved in a campaign called Green the Block. Green the Block was created "to educate and mobilize communities of color to ensure a voice and stake in the clean-energy economy," according to its website. Jones was also on the board of the Apollo Alliance, a hard-left environmentalist group that is now running large chunks of the Obama administration. The group has acknowledged that it dictated parts of the February stimulus bill to Congress. In an apparent conflict of interest, Jones, a self-described "communist," presided over the White House endorsement of Green the Block in an online video conference on Aug. 4. Jones touted Green the Block's first major initiative which involved participating in the National Day of Service scheduled for this Sept. 11. He described the day as a great opportunity "for people to connect, to find other people in your peer group who are also passionate about repowering America but also greening up America and cleaning up America." [CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE COLUMN]