Nonprofit, company aim to boost green energy on tribal lands - Denver Business Journal:

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The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewabled energy projects ontriba lands, creating jobs and helping improve the environment. In May, the consortiuj announced a green jobs The alliance is the first partnership that aims to fulfillo the economic development and environmental goals of the The consortium willuse USST’s engineering and project managemen t expertise to examine the feasibility of renewable energy projects on tribal Possible technologies that projects could tap into include waste-to-energy, solart and wind power technologies.
Once a projecrt is authorized bya tribe, USST will manage the engineering, development and operation of the and coordinate job training. For example, if there’sx a landfill in a tribal USST might developa waste-to-energy producing electricity that it woulr likely sell to a local utility. “We are excited to form this alliancrewith USST,” Lorenda Sanchez, executive director for CIMC said, in a news “This partnership will open the door for California’e tribes to take an activse role in protecting their native landws and the environment.
At the same Native Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new greenb economy while addressing employment issued intribal communities.” Projects will be financedf by outside sources such as granft funds and project investment financing “with minimal or no contributio n from CIMC.”