Thursday May 31, 2007
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Glickman-Miller Hall, Atrium
Presented in partnership with Policy Matters Ohio, the Ohio Apollo Affiliate

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Our Place in the Urban Age is a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Through these forums we are exploring the dynamic role of cities in a world transformed by technology, climate change, modern lifestyles, and a global economy. National and local speakers representing various disciplines and perspectives will be addressing four questions:

• What will America's urban centers look like in 15, 25, 50 years?
• What economic functions will they serve?
• How will the quality of life change?
• How will Cleveland and Northeast Ohio adapt?

Building a Renewable Energy Economy will continue to explore the advanced energy industry in Northeast Ohio. Keynote speaker, Jerome Ringo, President of the Apollo Alliance, will speak to the potential of the green economy to generate quality jobs and healthier communities while simultaneously curbing global warming and oil dependence. Mr. Ringo will be joined by Paul Oyaski and Joyce Burke-Jones who will talk about advanced energy as an economic development strategy for Cuyahoga County and the Cuyahoga Regional Energy Development Task Force.

The Apollo Alliance is a national organization that ìprovides a message of optimism and hope, framed around rejuvenating our nationís economy by creating the next generation of American industrial jobs and treating clean energy as an economic and security mandate to rebuild America.î For more information about Apollo: http://www.apolloalliance.org/about_the_alliance/jeromeringo.cfm

4:00-4:15 p.m. Registration
4:15 p.m. Welcome and Introduction,
Kathryn Hexter, Director, Center for Civic Education
4:30 p.m. Keynote Address "Building a Renewable Energy Economy"
Jerome Ringo, President, Apollo Alliance 5:15-5:45 p.m. Local response panel
Paul Oyaski, Director, Cuyahoga County Department of Development
Joyce Burke-Jones, Sustainability Director, Cuyahoga County
Moderated by Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio
5:30-6:00 p.m. Audience Q & A

Generating Energy, Generating Jobs
Policy Matters Ohio is the Ohio partner for the Apollo Alliance, a bold national campaign to make our country energy-independent within a decade. Ohioís world-class manufacturing infrastructure and workforce is poised to make us a leader in providing parts for wind turbines and other renewable energy equipment that could be used nationwide. Policy Matters and Apollo commissioned the Renewable Energy Policy Project to produce a comprehensive report documenting the potential investment and job growth opportunities in every Ohio county. Policy Matters released a brief report, relying on the REPP data and analysis. Click on the links below to understand how Ohio could gain more than 22,000 jobs from renewable energy investments. http://www.policymattersohio.org/apollo/generating.htm

Community Jobs in the Green Economy
Community Jobs in the Green EconomyThe Apollo Alliance is proud to announce the release of a new publication, Community Jobs in the Green Economy. This report, co-authored with Urban Habitat, is a reflection of our belief in the potential of the green economy to generate quality jobs in our nationís low-income communities. Van Jones, President, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights writes in the reportís foreword, ìThe national effort to curb global warming and oil dependence can simultaneously create good jobs, safer streets and healthier communities. That is the chief moral obligation in the 21st century: to build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.î Read the Report

Building A New Energy Future
Cuyahoga Regional Energy Development Task Force Report to the Board of Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Read the report: http://development.cuyahogacounty.us/windRFQ/pdf/windenergy_report.pdf

Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard Study
ICF International study of the potential impact of an advanced energy portfolio standard in Ohio (Cleveland Foundation)

Turning American Industry Green
Apollo Alliance wants to bring moon-race fervor to energy issues. Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 7, 2007.

Our Place in the Urban Age Sponsors
The Cleveland Foundation Cuyahoga Community Public Library Enterprise Community Partners	George Gund Foundation Jones Day Neighborhood Progress