When we asked last week whether Apollo could play the role of the pragmatic convenor in the escalating policy debate over energy, the idea was generally greeted favorably. But there were cautions, expressed by those who considered nuclear energy to be a useful bet – despite the price – and others who assert that nukes are a bad idea, period. As is customary, the Apollo Nation expressed itself with wit, depth, and intelligence. Take a look.

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We’re a tough nation to convince. Is T. Boone Pickens sincere about ending America’s oil addiction, or conveniently spending millions to leverage more billions? Some of us don’t like John McCain’s energy ideas. Others think Barack Obama is foolish. And lurking in the background are concerns about peak oil, food crops used for fuel, and how utilities dominate state Legislatures. This week’s Apollo Feedback has all that and more.

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One of our primary goals here at the Apollo Alliance is to provide a forum for national dialogue about the most important issues confronting America: The weakening condition of our economy, rising global temperatures, and the diminished strength of the American middle class. Each is closely tied to energy supply, use, and price. In this week’s Apollo Feedback, readers put forward more sound ideas about what we ought to do to fix the problem. If you want to join the conversation write to Keith Schneider at keith@apolloalliance.org, and view the other Feedback features here: http://www.apolloalliance.org/apollofeedback.php

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This is the third of the three-part Apollo Feedback, prompted by the volume of correspondence about our late June weekly Apollo Update on Senator McCain’s campaign focus on gasoline prices. This Apollo Feedback features dispatches from Maryland, which just passed legislation to establish a Clean Energy Center, several more messages from writers distressed about the power of the oil industry, and a number of expressions of dismay at a perceived nod (though none was intended) to Senator McCain. Part one of Apollo Feedback is here: http://www.apolloalliance.org/shelffeedback.php. Part two is here: http://www.apolloalliance.org/shelffeedback2.php.

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There’s nothing like talking about the energy proposals of the presidential candidates to get the Apollo Nation motivated. The Apollo Weekly Update the last week of June focused on Senator John McCain’s proposal to end a 26-year ban and drill the outer continental shelf. The Update asked whether the Republican nominee’s focus on high gas prices was a bid to set the message agenda on energy. We received over 250 responses. So many, in fact, that we are publishing the responses in three postings. This is the second in the series. The first is here: http://www.apolloalliance.org/shelffeedback.php

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When we focused last week on Senator John McCain's proposal to end a 26-year ban and drill the outer continental shelf, our readers responded en masse. More than 250 responses arrived here, more than 30,000 words from across the country. So many of you have views that we're publishing Apollo Feedback as a series of three postings. This is part one.

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The Apollo nation is informed about energy. That’s for sure. In response to our question last week, asking what people would do about energy if they were president, we received dozens of proposed fixes. Policy. Practice. Information. Advocacy. Common sense. And, of course, some useful URLs. Take a look.

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Though the Senate debate on climate change ended abruptly last week, it prompted considerable discussion in the Apollo nation. From ideas about high-speed rail and new high mileage vehicles, to proposals about energy efficiency and conservation, we’re clearly ready for changing how America uses energy. A lot of Americans are thinking about this. Here’s what they told us in the last week:

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Apollo Feedback this week includes dispatches from readers across the country who note new innovations in clean energy generation, describe events in their communities, and also explore the world of work, for themselves and their clean energy companies.

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Last week we asked whether there was enough courage and smarts in the United States to respond to the economic, environmental, and political peril we face. Is America capable of writing a new compact with its people that sees the public interest as having greater priority than serving the private interest. That represents a sharp departure in the governing and cultural direction the nation pursued over the last quarter century. Your responses clearly indicated America is ready for a change that sees clean energy and good jobs as central to our greatness in this century.

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When we asked last week which idea made better sense, suspending the federal gas tax for the summer (proposed by Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton) or investing in rail transport (Senator Barack Obama's counter-proposal) the response from the Apollo nation was near-unanimous. A resounding no to the gas tax, and a clear yes to rail and other transportation alternatives. We received over 100 responses.

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This second edition of reader Feedback includes an intriguing sampling of inventions, personal stories, questions, and news of independent clean energy media developing around the country. Send your Feedback dispatches to Keith Schneider, keith@apolloalliance.org. We post them early every week.

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This second edition of reader Feedback includes an intriguing sampling of inventions, personal stories, questions, and news of independent clean energy media developing around the country.

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In response to Apollo's call for news from our readers about the clean energy, good jobs future, we received a number of interesting dispatches. There's no resignation or bitterness expressed here. Just a steadfast sense of purpose at the local level, reflected in new policy (see the Alaska note below), new companies (Michigan, Washington state, and California entrepreneurs contributed here), new programs (New Jersey and Denver supporters write), and a number of intriguing ideas.

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