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CONTACT
Joanne Derwin
Director, Urban Agenda
Phone: (212) 206-8747
info(at)urbanagenda.org
275 7th Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Urban Agenda is spearheading the NYC Apollo Alliance, a new and growing coalition of labor unions, environmental justice advocates, business leaders, community organizations, and educators. NYC Apollo seeks to transform the way New York City is powered in order to create jobs, improve residents’ health and productivity, promote equity, and ensure New York maintains its status as the preeminent global city.
PAST SUCCESSES
We organized an energy forum on November 18th to discuss NYC’s energy future. Representatives from New York State Energy Research and Development Agency, ConEdison, NYC Economic Development Corporation, and others discussed the future of conventional and renewable energy sources in NYC.
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS
The New York City Apollo Alliance continues to work on the Green Jobs Roundtable to move the green jobs agenda with Mayoral and City Council candidates in the spring of 2009.
We are working with the City Council on energy efficiency and green buildings legislation. The legislation aims to implement benchmarking and energy auditing requirements. NYC Apollo Alliance wants to ensure that the legislation incorporates best practices and supports the development of quality green-collar jobs.
