MLK Symposium 2009  Tags: civil_rights african_american environmental_studies  

The New Apollo Program: Clean Energy, Good Jobs: An Econonic Strategy for American Prosperity is the Apollo Alliance's latest initiative, launched in September 2008.  Its goal is to build America’s 21st century clean energy economy and dramatically cut energy bills for families and businesses. The New Apollo Program will generate and invest $500 billion over the next ten years and create five million high quality green-collar jobs and transform America into the global leader of the new green economy.

On June 6, 2008,  Apollo President Jerome Ringo introduced the concept of green-collar jobs to the National Conference of Black Mayors.

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