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Green for All

On opposite sides of the country, Van Jones and Majora Carter try to parlay two lifetimes' worth of social activism into a cleaner, greener economy to solve the problems of urban poverty.

On a sunny November afternoon, Van Jones strides into a vegetable patch on West Oakland's 55th Street. A patch of green in an urban sea, the garden is run by the People's Grocery, a non-profit funded by Jones' outfit, Green for All.

Well over six feet tall with a crisp goatee and scholarly looking glasses, Jones cuts a striking figure as he wanders around the garden in a black business suit and patent leather shoes. AU around him volunteers with rolled-up sleeves dig weeds from the patches of kale, chard, ...

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