to van jones, from kolbert

I admire how you so strongly believe in action; I too, believe in doing, rather than just thinking about solutions. I also admire that you're trying to solve multiple issues at once with one solution. Ambitious, but admirable. Perhaps we could collaborate and think of plans to hire minorities who come from poverty to help out with the problem of extinction? I am a little skeptical; rebuilding all the buildings and hiring more people to work in polluting factories to produce "green" materials may improve the environment in the long run, but might increase extinction rates in the meantime. However, activists, like you, Griffith, and all others, are the kind of people we need more of in this world.