The NCEP event ‘Building the New Economy’ kicked off with opening remarks from former U.S. Senator and United Nations Foundation President Timothy Wirth, followed by brief comments from the honorary chairman of the event, Senator Reid, and Vice President Al Gore, as well as by business leader and clean energy advocate T. Boone Pickens and Center for American Progress Action Fund President John Podesta. These speakers touched on the key themes of the forum, including overcoming clean energy infrastructure challenges and reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil.
Tags: Al Gore, Building the New Economy, CAP Action, CAPAF, Center for American Progress Action Fund, Harry Reid, John Podesta, National Clean Energy Project, NCEP, T. Boone Pickens
