Tribes, Climate Change and Solutions

Tribal Energy Solutions
to Climate Change Workshop

(Bilings, MT - April, 2008)

Henry Red Cloud from Lakota Solar Enterprises demonstrates
low-cost and energy efficient solar heating panels to participants.
© Alexis Bonogofsky, 2008

Agenda

• Workshop Agenda

Resources

Speakers

• Speaker Biographies

Presentations

• Richard Fox and Henry Red Cloud Lakota Solar Enterprises; Trees, Water, People, Tribal Lands Renewable Energy Program: Small Scale Renewable Energy for Tribal Families and Communities
• Brian Kummet, Nez Perce Tribe, Carbon Sequestration Activity on the Nez Perce Reservation
• Steve Torbit, National Wildlife Federation, Native American Tribes and a New Energy Future
• Mike Connolly Miswish, Campo Kumeyaay Nation, Kumeyaay Wind Energy Project: How to Get a Successful Wind Energy Project Up and Running
• Jerry Lamb and Kevin Furey, Governor Schweitzer’s Economic Office, Montana Renewable Energy Resources: Infrastructure, Promotion, and Development
• Thomas Hand, NativeEnergy, Tax and Regulatory Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects
• Jonny Bearcub Stiffarm, NativeEnergy, Fighting Global Warming with Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets
• Sharon Buccino, Natural Resources Defense Council, Lay of the Land: Initiatives to Increase Renewable Energy

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