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UNM-Taos is Hiring!
UNM-Taos, which serves Native Americans and their communities in solar energy technology training and other areas, is hiring construction tech… View Article
ESI, RIT Announce PhD Student
We are delighted to announce that Sherralyn Sneezer (Navajo/Dine) has been selected from a highly competitive field of applicants as… View Article
Funded PhD Opportunity at RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology is offering a fully funded PhD in energy sovereignty research topics, in collaboration with the Energy… View Article
Support NM Community Solar!
UPDATED 4/6/21: Governor Lujan Grisham has signed the Community Solar Act! It passed the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee… View Article
Federal Energy Policy Act of 2020
The Energy Policy Act of 2020, signed into law by the President in December 2020, offers many diverse opportunities, programs,… View Article
OIE Program Presentations Available
This year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy hosted its first-ever Virtual Program Review December 14–17. The… View Article
How to Go Solar and Pay For It
By Ken Hughes Despite centuries of passively capturing the sun’s warmth such as at Acoma’s Sky City, where homes are… View Article
Interview with Bernadette Cuthair, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Editor’s Note: This interview was originally conducted and published by the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the… View Article