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Resources:
Mitigation
What is mitigation?
Mitigation: An anthropogenic intervention to reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system; it includes
strategies to reduce greenhouse gas sources and emissions and enhancing greenhouse gas sinks. (IPCC, Climate Change 2007).
More simply, mitigation involves actions that reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It includes
ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to enhance sinks (things that absorb more greenhouse gases than
they emit). Many mitigation strategies involve reducing energy use or switching to cleaner energy sources.
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• Improved energy efficiency
• Switching to renewable energy (wind, solar, etc.)
• Carbon sequestration (terrestrial, geologic)
• Reduce or stop deforestation
• Sustainable development, "green" buildings
• Individual lifestyle changes (ex., ride bike instead of drive a car) |
Go the  Planning page in the Resources
to find websites and documents that may help your tribe with climate change planning.
- Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
Working Group III Report
www.ipcc.ch/
- Sustainable Skylines Initiative (US EPA)
Locally-led, EPA-supported, public-private partnership to reduce air emissions and promote sustainability in urban
environments. Provides a framework that can achieve measurable reductions within 3 years. Through SSI, an area
creates a partnership that selects and implements projects based on their own local needs.
http://www.epa.gov/sustainableskylines/
Presentations
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Tribes Claim Wind Farm Would Destroy Sacred Ritual
Article about conflict between proposed offshore wind turbines and sacred rituals of Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag
Tribes. 2009 © News From Indian Country, Nov. 2009.
http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7836&Itemid=1
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Raise 386-foot-tall turbine
Indian Country News article about wind turbine on Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community land in Minnesota. 2009 © News
From Indian Country, Oct. 28, 2009.
http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7683&Itemid=1
- Region 9: Clean Energy and Climate Change: Tribes (US EPA Region 9)
Information about several tribes in Region 9 that have successfully collaborated with an array of partners to develop
renewable energy.
http://epa.gov/region09/climatechange/tribes.html
- Tribal Leaders Launch Organization to Support Growth of Tribal Green Economy: Indian Country Renewable
Energy Consortium
Press release about Indian Country Renewable Energy Consortium. The Consortium’s primary goal is to present solutions
to the obstacles which have inhibited renewable energy and transmission development. July 31, 2009.
http://www.kilpatrickstockton.com/news/downloads/IndianCountryOrganizationLaunched.pdf 
- Presentation: Alternative Energy Projects: Solar Furnaces and Wind
Powerpoint presentation given by Brandy Toft (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) at the National Tribal Forum, June 2009.
Presentation 
- An Algae Alternative
Durango Herald article about Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s partnership with Solix Energy Inc. in a pilot project to
grow algae and harvest oil created by the algae. © The Durango Herald, July 30, 2009.
www.durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/07/30/An_algae_alternative/
- From Pickups to PV
High Country News article about using small solar systems on Navajo Nation. June15, 2009. © 2009 High Country News.
www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/from-pickups-to-pv
- Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT)
Supports member Tribes as they develop their management capabilities and use their energy resources as the foundation for
building stable, diversified self-governing economies.
www.certredearth.com/
- Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (Intertribal COUP)
Policy analysis and recommendations, climate change research, hydropower allocations, energy efficiency, energy planning,
and renewable energy, with heavy emphasis on wind energy development. Has representatives from ten tribes in Northern Plains.
www.intertribalcoup.org/
- Native Power (Native American Renewable Energy Education Project)
Handbook on renewable energy and energy efficiency for Native American communities. Jan 1998.
www1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide/pdfs/nativepower.pdf
- Wind Powering America: Wind Power for Native Americans (US Dept. of Energy)
Anemometer loan program, workshops, technical assistance, case studies.
www.windpoweringamerica.gov/nativeamericans/index.asp
- Native Wind
Native Wind was formed to protect the environment and promote the welfare of indigenous people by facilitating the
development of renewable energy resources on tribal lands.
www.nativewind.org/index.html
- Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (Northwest SEED)
Works collaboratively with tribal communities in Pacific Northwest, implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
www.nwseed.org/default.asp
- Kickapoo Nation Sets Sights on Energy Independence
RenewableEnergyWorld.com article about Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas plan for energy independence, Sept. 10, 2008.
www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53533
- DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency)
Information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
www.dsireusa.org/
- Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency (RDEE) Toolkit (US EPA)
Detailed program design and implementation guides for 10 broadly applicable energy efficiency programs. The RDEE
Toolkit helps all entities choose successful programs as they advance energy efficiency program funding opportunities
through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/ee_toolkit.html
- Energy Efficiency Demonstration Grant Program for Local and Tribal Governments (US EPA)
Energy Efficiency Grant Fact Sheet
- 23 Steps Towards Energy Efficiency (Co-op America)
www.coopamerica.org/pubs/caq/articles/summer2008/LevelOne.cfm
- Consumer Guide to Home Energy Saving (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)
www.aceee.org/consumerguide/
- Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (US Dept. of Energy)
www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/
- Energy Star (US EPA, US Dept. of Energy)
Energy Star products meet strict energy efficiency guidelines.
www.energystar.gov/
- Home Energy Saver (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
Internet-based tool for calculating energy use in residential buildings.
http://hes.lbl.gov/
- Tribal Energy and Environmental Information Clearinghouse (US Dept. of Interior, Office of Indian Energy
and Economic Development)
Information about energy resource development and associated environmental impacts and mitigation measures; guidance for
conducting site-specific environmental assessments and developing monitoring programs; information about applicable federal
laws and regulations; and federal and tribal points of contact.
http://teeic.anl.gov/
Green Building
- American Indian Sustainable Housing Initiative (Red Feather Development Group)
Focus of initiative is to educate Indian nations on straw bale building methods that will enable tribes to establish
frameworks for long-term self-sufficiency. Also provides a model for rebuilding reservation communities and
facilitating positive change.
www.redfeather.org/program
- Green Building (US EPA)
Information about green building and links to resources and funding opportunities.
www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/index.htm
- Presentation: Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi—LEED Certified Health Center
Presentation given by David Jones (Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi) at Great Lakes Tribal Climate Change Symposium, Dec. 2008.
Presentation
- Green Forever (St. Regis Mohawk Tribe)
Green building project.
www.srmtenv.org/index.php?spec=greenbuilding
- Constructing a Green Future
Sustainable and Energy Efficient Tribal Building Workshop, June 2007 (ITEP). Basic information about sustainable
energy and building geared towards Arizona tribes.
Constructing a Green Future Tool Kit
- U.S. Green Building Council
Non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. LEED rating system, green building research, education.
www.usgbc.org/
Carbon Offsets
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NativeEnergy
You can buy carbon offsets to displace the CO2 emissions generated by your own activities. Carbon offsets sold by NativeEnergy help
finance new clean and renewable energy projects that help create sustainable economic benefits for Native Americans, Alaska Native
villages, family farmers and local communities.
www.nativeenergy.com/ |
Carbon Sequestration
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