Apollo Alliance at convention: to free ourselves from oil dependence.

[madfloridian]

I love this idea, and I have not seen this group before.
http://www.apolloalliance.org/

From the Take Back America conference July 27-29. The Apollo Project.
http://www.ourfuture.org/projects/dconrsvp.cfm

New Energy for America:
"Americans have always pulled together during tough times to accomplish great missions. We can do it again. This time to create three million good jobs, free ourselves from imported oil, and clean up the environment. A New Apollo Project will tap our ingenuity, our collective spirit, and our competitive drive. It will rebuild cities and create good manufacturing jobs."

Apollo Project for jobs & security (reception: 1:30-2:00 — town hall forum 2:00-3:30)

Reservations: 508-698-6810 or e-mail [e-mail].

Join labor leaders, environmentalists, scientists, engineers, business, Convention delegates and national political leaders in calling for a major U.S. investment in a new economy based on energy independence and good jobs. (Note: forum is being held at a location near the Fleet Center in Boston.)
Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA)

John Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO

Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Carol Browner
Former EPA Administrator

U.S. Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA)

Leo Gerard
President, United Steel Workers

Andy Stern
President, SEIU

Carol Browner
Principal, Albright Group & former EPA Administrator

John Podesta
President, Center for American Progress & Former White House COS

R. Thomas Buffenbarger
President International Association of Machinists

Edwin Hill*
President International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Joseph Ronan Jr.
Vice President, Calpine

Jim Flaws*
Vice Chair, Corning Inc.

Juan Garza*
General Manager, Austin Energy

This appears to be their home page:
http://www.apolloalliance.org/

[madfloridian]

1. Kick for the night in case anyone might be interested in attending.

I know several have signed up for various events here.
Home page of the event is
www.ourfuture.org

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Jim Hightower mentioned this group

when he spoke at the Barnes&Noble in Edina, Minnesota this evening.