There were rumors Jones was going to be the Administration’s “green jobs czar,” which would have been frankly awesome.  But “special adviser” is pretty cool, too.  Just the fact that this means he will have a national platform is great; there is no more inspiring evangelist for environmental justice.   Get this man on CNN and millions will be singin’ the praises of green jobs and demanding that we green America’s ghettos.

White House House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) chairwoman Nancy Sutley has announced that Van Jones will help direct the Obama administration’s efforts to create new green collar jobs.

The AP is reporting that Jones, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, will be begin work next week as the special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation, with a particular focus on “vulnerable communities.”