Apollo Alliance

Quit Bailing. Start Building.

Phil Angelides | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Apollo Alliance, The New Apollo Program, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Economic Growth, Energy Effficiency, Green-Collar Jobs, Business News
Phil Angelides

Clean energy isn't a mirage. It's the fastest growing industrial sector in the United States. It is already generating $25 billion a year in sales and revenue, with almost no support from the federal government.

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The Seventy Percent Solution

Marco Trbovich | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Apollo Alliance, Pimco, Bill Gross, Job Growth, American Workers, Free Trade, Globalization, Consumer Purchasing, Obama, Economic Growth, Democrats, 70 Percent, Unemployment, Wall Street, Federal Reserve, College Education, Republican, US Corporations, Coalition of Labor, Phil Angelides, Business News
Marco Trbovich

70 percent of the US economy has been dependent on consumer purchasing to sustain economic growth. The portion of workers in the US who do not have a college education is also 70 percent.

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Building a Green Economy

Adele Stan | Posted 08.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Poliitcs, Dnc, James-K.-Galbraith, Tom-Plant, Vestas, Van-Jones, Oakleigh-Thorne, Wind-Power, The-Predator-State, Thorne-Insititute, Democratic-National-Convention, Green Living, News, Carla-Din, Renewable-Energy, Apollo-Alliance, Colorado, Live-From-Main-Street, Economy, Green News
Adele Stan

We all say we want to go green, but do we all see the same kinds of change when we imagine an eco-friendly economy? In Denver, Colo., Tom Plant, dire...

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Memo To Candidates: Green-Collar Jobs Means Standing Up for People and the Planet

Van Jones | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Workforce Alliance, Apollo Alliance, Energy Action Coalition, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, Ella Baker Center, Green for All, Sustainable South Bronx, Green-Collar Jobs, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democratic Debate, Center for American Progress, 1sky, Politics News
Van Jones

For those of us who are a part of the movement for green-collar jobs, Sunday's Democratic presidential debate was a real watershed moment.

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