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The two Sacramento organizations intend to develo p renewable energy projects on tribal creating jobs and helping improvethe environment. In May, the consortiumm announced a greenjobs initiative. The alliance is the first partnershipp that aims to fulfill the economid development and environmental goals of the The consortium willuse USST’s engineering and projectf management expertise to examine the feasibilitt of renewable energy projects on tribal lands. Possible technologie that projects could tap intoincluds waste-to-energy, solar and wind power technologies.
Once a projecg is authorized bya tribe, USST will manage the engineering, development and operatiohn of the project, and coordinatre job training. For example, if there’s a landfilpl in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy producing electricity that it would likely sell to alocal utility. “We are excites to form this alliancewith USST,” Lorenda Sanchez, executiver director for CIMC said, in a news “This partnership will open the door for California’s tribes to take an actived role in protecting thei native lands and the At the same time, Nativd Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new greenj economy while addressing employment issues in tribal communities.
” Projects will be financefd by outside sources such as grang funds and project investment financing “withg minimal or no contributio n from CIMC.”