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‘This world is very sick right now, it needs Indigenous knowledge’ — This Red Lake Nation tribal citizen is pushing for a greater focus on solar energy in the U.S.
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Jun 24, 2024
Breaking Ground: Red Lake Nation’s solar-powered future
Red Lake leaders hope Inflation Reduction Act funding will transform their energy grid.
How the Inflation Reduction Act could change the future of one Native American reservation
Bob Blake, member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and owner of a solar development company, explains how the IRA could lead to more solar power on the reservation.
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Met Robert Blake ("Solar Bear") at Harriet Island Energy Fest, Metro CERTS, & Opportunity St. Paul. He works for @MNIPL. Proud to know him!
Webinar: Solar Power Projects in Indian Country
This free webinar is being hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Climate Change Program and is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series.
Thinking about a solar power project? How much would it cost? Who has successfully navigated this process? What is that community doing with solar power? These are probably some of the questions you may be asking yourself or your colleagues. This webinar will discuss some of the technical and financial considerations when putting together solar projects as well as highlight resources available for Tribes. We will also hear about the practical experience gained by a Tribal community who has successfully navigated the process and who are now working on installing solar features. Solar projects can be a way to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, bringing power to locations that may not have had power before and generating revenue to help finance resilience actions. Let’s help each other and learn together about what it takes to get started.
Minnesota Native News: Solar Energy with Robert Blake
Solar energy professional Robert Blake discusses solar power opportunities, social justice, and his entrepreneurial and life goals of making solar power available to all.
Community Spotlight: Red Lake Starts Phase One Of Solar Energy Plan
Robert Blake, a Red Lake tribal member who also works with Solar Bear, one of the companies helping with the project, says, “this a part of our beliefs is to protect Mother Earth, and so I believe that Native people need to lead by example and by going with solar energy, by going with renewable energy projects, this is definitely the way that we can go ahead and lead the rest of the country this way.”
Red Lake Solar Project, aspiring to energy sovereignty | Clean Energy Success Stories | Minnesota
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RED LAKE, MN - Red Lake Nation, with over 14,000 tribal members, is home to the Red Lake Solar Project, a one-of-a-kind solar and storage project that aims to achieve energy sovereignty for the Tribe while creating jobs and a more sustainable way of life for future generations.