This is an excerpt of an important message from Cody Two Bears, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and CEO of Indigenized Energy, initially published in PV Magazine (read the full post here):
Imagine the despair in knowing that the hope for reduced energy bills, new jobs and revitalized economies promised to native communities is now frozen and endangered by bureaucracy.
In a historic effort, Indigenized Energy and the newly established Tribal Renewable Energy Coalition (T-REC), was poised to reshape the energy landscape for Native communities across the northern plains. Their ambitious project titled “Northern Plains Tribal Solar for All” program awarded under the EPA’s Solar for All program promised not only to power homes with solar energy, but to rekindle the economies of some of America’s most disadvantaged communities. (Continue reading the full post here)
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