The Apollo Alliance
The Apollo
Alliance is a coalition of business, labor, environmental,
and community leaders working to catalyze a clean
energy revolution in America to reduce America's dependence
on foreign oil, cut the carbon emissions that are
destabilizing the climate, and expand opportunities
for American businesses and workers.
To do this, the Apollo Alliance is
promoting a federal policy agenda — The
New Apollo Program. The New Apollo Program is
a comprehensive economic investment strategy to build
America's 21st century clean energy economy and dramatically
cut energy bills for families and businesses. It will
generate and invest $500 billion over the next ten
years and create more than five million high quality
green-collar jobs. It will accelerate the development
of the nation's vast clean energy resources and move
us toward energy security, climate stability, and
economic prosperity. And it will transform America
into the global leader of the new green economy.
Apollo coalitions have been set up in ten states and
four cities, including New
York City. These coalitions have helped gain approval
for: renewable energy standards in Oregon, Washington,
Colorado, Hawaii, and Wisconsin; renewable fuels standards
in Washington and Oregon; appliance efficiency standards
in Washington, Oregon and Vermont; building retrofit
programs in New York City, Los Angeles, Colorado,
and Milwaukee; climate change legislation in California
and Vermont; new clean energy funds and/or tax credits
in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin and New
York City; and green-collar job training programs
in Oakland and Los Angeles (2005-8).
The NYC Apollo Allianceconvened by Urban Agenda, is
currently spearheading a multi-stakeholder campaign
to mobilize the City to prepare New Yorkers for green
jobs. The Green
Collar Jobs Roundtable campaign is connecting
businesses, unions, community members and government
agencies in a coordinated effort to close the gap
between jobseekers and green jobs. The Campaign is
charting a roadmap to meet the City's growing demand
for a well-trained green collar workforce, and will
use the roadmap in 2009 to urge Mayoral and City Council
candidates to prioritize a green collar workforce
development plan.
Apollo Alliance
The
New Apollo Program (PDF)
