Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Nonprofit, company aim to boost green energy on tribal lands - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energy projects ontribal lands, creatinh jobs and helping improve the environment. In May, the consortiukm announced a green jobs The alliance is the first partnership that aims to fulfill the economic development and environmental goalas ofthe initiative. The consortiukm will use USST’s engineering and project management expertisde to examine the feasibility of renewable energy projectas ontribal lands. Possible technologies that projects coul tap intoinclude waste-to-energy, solar and wind powedr technologies.
Once a project is authorized by a USST will managethe engineering, development and operation of the and coordinate job training. For if there’s a landfil l in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy producing electricity that it would likel y sell to alocal utility. “Wee are excited to form this alliancewith USST,” Lorendaq Sanchez, executive director for CIMC said, in a news release. “Thiws partnership will open the doorfor California’s tribeds to take an active role in protecting theifr native lands and the environment.
At the same time, Nativde Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new green economy while addressing employment issues in tribal Projects will be financed by outside sources such as grant funds and project investmentfinancing “withb minimal or no contribution from CIMC.”

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