Apollo’s Fire

Harlem’s new affordable green efficiency

By Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks
Special to the Apollo News Service

First in a series

In the heart of New York City’s historic Harlem neighborhood, Carlton A. Brown is the private-sector developer of a multi-family, mixed-income housing development, 1400 on 5th. It was the first of what is now a string of energy-efficient, affordable, and neighborhood-scale developments that Brown has undertaken, using renewable energy and good design to uplift communities from Trenton, New Jersey, to Jackson, Mississippi, and soon New Orleans and Baltimore.

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Clean Energy Strategies for Agricultural and Rural Communities

The last several decades have not been kind to rural communities – working farms and rural manufacturing plants are in decline, energy costs have skyrocketed, and increasing numbers of farmers require supplemental incomes to survive. Consider the following statistics:

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Clean Energy Strategies for State and Local Governments: Public Infrastructure

As America faces rising energy and fuel costs, state and local governments lead the way towards energy independence in America, employing strategies ranging from using biofuels in fleet vehicles to retrofitting public buildings to meet minimum energy efficiency standards. In doing so, state and local governments not only help the environment, they help themselves by cutting energy costs, relieving pressure on tight budgets, and demonstrating the essential value of public investment in new energy technologies.

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Clean Energy Strategies for the Manufacturing Sector

The manufacturing sector consumes over 30% of all energy in the U.S., making it a prime candidate for energy management.[i] Simple measures can greatly improve manufacturing efficiency, thereby insulating the industry from rising energy prices and increasing its competitiveness.

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The Ten-Point Plan for Good Jobs and Energy Independence

1. Promote Advanced Technology & Hybrid Cars: Begin today to provide incentives for converting domestic assembly lines to manufacture highly efficient cars, transitioning the fleet to American made advanced technology vehicles, increasing consumer choice and strengthening the US auto industry.

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Green Works

New Reports on Green Collar Jobs Give Cities, States Path to Clean Energy Economy

By Keith Schneider
Apollo News Service

PITTSBURGH – A coalition of non-profit environmental and economic research organizations from across the country today released a first-of-its kind guide to cities to enhance one critical component of America’s shared prosperity: Training and employing people for the higher wage, family-supporting careers in the new clean, green, energy efficient job sectors.

The new guide, “Green-Collar Jobs in America’s Cities,” was accompanied by a similar study and plan of action for state policy makers, “Greener Pathways.” Both were made public today at the start of the two-day national Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference in Pittsburgh.

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