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Apollo Feedback: What Obama Should Do First, Part Two

We asked what President-elect Obama should do first. Almost 100 of you from the Apollo Nation responded. There are lots of good ideas here in the second part of our Feedback feature highlighting your suggestions for the new president. The first part is here.

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Apollo Feedback: What Comes First For New President? Green-Collar Jobs, Economy, Clean Energy, Says Apollo Nation

What Comes First For New President? Green-Collar Jobs, Economy, Clean Energy, Says Apollo Nation When we asked what comes first for President-elect Barack Obama, almost 100 of you responded. The Economy. The War. Green-collar jobs. Sun. Wind. Zero-emission vehicles. Transit. One writer suggested Just For Men, to cover the new president’s sure-to-gray-hair. Take a look. So many of you replied that we divided the responses into two Feedback features. This is part one. Part two is here. Thanks so much.

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Fast Track For National Rail Transit

Hiawatha LineMINNEAPOLIS - Technically speaking “light rail transit” encompasses an urban rail line capable of carrying 2,000 to 20,000 passengers an hour at speeds reaching 70 miles per hour. “Heavy rail” describes longer, faster commuter and inter-city trains.

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Data Points: Transportation Spending in the U.S.

The United States’ transportation infrastructure is the web that connects Americans to the places they live, work, learn, and play. Our country’s vast network of roads, from interstate highways to rural byways, is supported by federal dollars matched, in most cases, with state and local funds. Today, with gas prices at historic highs and cities seeing unprecedented shifts from private vehicle travel to public transit, transportation spending should be adapting to the times - but it’s not.

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Data Points: Economic Consequences of The New Apollo Program in Select States

Solar PowerDuring the first two weeks of October, the Apollo Alliance introduced The New Apollo Program in town hall meetings and news conferences in six states - California, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington State. Our preparation included determining the consequences of our plan in building the economy and green-collar job prospects in each.

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Data Points: Investments In Clean Energy Soar

Governments, banks, and private investors around the world are furiously pumping capital into renewable energy, research and development, and clean energy manufacturing.

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Clean Energy, Green Jobs

alt text Data Points: Economic Consequences of The New Apollo Program in Select States

During the first two weeks of October, the Apollo Alliance introduced The New Apollo Program in town... 

alt text Green Future Summit Closes With Clean Energy Commitments

“If we think of this green movement as distinct from what we do as Americans we aren’t going... 

alt text A Good Jobs, Climate Change Law in Cascadia

Transportation is the state’s main source of air pollution, and Washington State’s new law... 

Investment

alt text Fast Track For National Rail Transit

MINNEAPOLIS - Technically speaking “light rail transit” encompasses an urban rail line capable... 

alt text Data Points: Investments In Clean Energy Soar

Governments, banks, and private investors around the world are furiously pumping capital into renewable... 

alt text Newark’s Green Future Summit

In the two years since Mayor Cory A. Booker took office, various measures of the city’s well-being... 

Apollo Feedback

alt text Apollo Feedback: What Obama Should Do First, Part Two

We asked what President-elect Obama should do first. Almost 100 of you from the Apollo Nation responded.... 

alt text Apollo Feedback: What Comes First For New President? Green-Collar Jobs, Economy, Clean Energy, Says Apollo Nation

When we asked what comes first for President-elect Barack Obama, almost 100 of you responded. The Economy.... 

alt text Apollo Feedback: What’s America Listening To When It Comes To Energy and the Economy?

“I am really starting to see a grassroots movement towards a change in our energy policy,”... 

Data Points

alt text Data Points: Transportation Spending in the U.S.

The United States’ transportation infrastructure is the web that connects Americans to the places... 

alt text Data Points: Economic Consequences of The New Apollo Program in Select States

During the first two weeks of October, the Apollo Alliance introduced The New Apollo Program in town... 

alt text Data Points: Investments In Clean Energy Soar

Governments, banks, and private investors around the world are furiously pumping capital into renewable... 

Alternative Transportation

alt text Fast Track For National Rail Transit

MINNEAPOLIS - Technically speaking “light rail transit” encompasses an urban rail line capable... 

alt text Data Points: Transportation Spending in the U.S.

The United States’ transportation infrastructure is the web that connects Americans to the places... 

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Fast Track For National Rail Transit

MINNEAPOLIS - Technically speaking “light rail transit” encompasses an urban rail line capable of carrying 2,000 to 20,000... 

November 5, 2008 | Read the story »

Data Points: Transportation Spending in the U.S.

The United States’ transportation infrastructure is the web that connects Americans to the places they live, work, learn, and... 

October 13, 2008 | Read the story »

Data Points: Economic Consequences of The New Apollo Program in Select States

During the first two weeks of October, the Apollo Alliance introduced The New Apollo Program in town hall meetings and news conferences... 

October 10, 2008 | Read the story »

Data Points: Investments In Clean Energy Soar

Governments, banks, and private investors around the world are furiously pumping capital into renewable energy, research and development,... 

October 3, 2008 | Read the story »

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