NYC Apollo Alliance

The NYC Apollo Alliance believes that the future of our city depends on a broad coalition working jointly to achieve positive social, economic, and environmental goals. Established in 2004, the coalition brings together unions, environmentalists and environmental justice advocates, businesses, educators, and community-based organizations to advocate for public policies that maximize the economic development and job creation potential of greening New York City.

The NYC Apollo Alliance is convened by Urban Agenda, and guided by a 17-member Steering Committee. It partners with the national Apollo Alliance, established in 2004 to promote job creation and environmental stewardship.

New York City is struggling with high unemployment rates, escalating energy costs, increasing energy needs, and staggering rates of asthma. The NYC Apollo Alliance promotes policies and programs that speed investment in clean energy, advanced technologies, high performance buildings, and job training. We believe that this will create thousands of new jobs, increase worker productivity, and lead to a cleaner, healthier environment. It will also help reduce our dependency on foreign oil and improve the health of our communities, especially those adversely affected by unfair energy planning and polluting policies.

Since its inception, NYC Apollo has worked on several campaigns including urging the City to improve the energy efficiency of its own public buildings; supporting healthy and high-performance schools; and advocating for green affordable housing. A new 2008-2009 multi-stakeholder campaign — called the Green Collar Jobs Roundtable — is underway to mobilize the City to prepare New Yorkers for green jobs.

Ten Point Plan for a Strong Economy and Healthy City

The NYC Apollo Ten Point Plan for a Strong Economy and Healthy City is our strategy for creating jobs, changing energy supply and demand, and improving the environment. Our Program to advance the Ten Point Plan includes research, public policy, development, organizing, communications and education initiatives.

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