Downloadable Presentations
Indian Energy Solutions 2008
Policies for a New Energy Era: Developing a National Indian Energy Platform
Las Vegas, Nevada - August 4-6, 2008
Program
Session Transcripts
- Global Warming, Climate Change and Carbon Opportunities
Tuesday, August 5th - Morning Session
- Global Warming, Climate Change and Carbon Opportunities
Tuesday, August 5th - Afternoon Session
- Federal Tax Policy and Incentives for Development
Tuesday, August 5th - Morning Session
- Federal Tax Policy and Incentives for Development
Tuesday, August 5th - Afternoon Session
- Tribal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Pratices
Tuesday, August 5th - Morning Session
- Renewable Resource Development
Tuesday, August 5th - Afternoon Session
- Rights of Way after the Section 1813 ROW Study and Report
Wednesday, August 6th - Morning Session
- Tribal Management and Tribal Energy Resource Agreements
Wednesday, August 6th - Morning Session
- Nuclear Power
Wednesday, August 6th - Morning Session
- Hydrocrbon Resource Development
Wednesday, August 6th - Afternoon Session
- Tribal Energy Program Status and Appropriations
Wednesday, August 6th - Afternoon Session
Indian Energy Solutions 2007
Meeting America's Need for Clean Energy with Tribal Renewable Resources
Pechanga Resort and Casino - Temecula, California. November 28-30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28 – Pre-Conference Workshop
Doing Business with Tribes / Doing Business with Industry: Multiple Perspectives
- Strategic Energy Development
Mr. Todd Hooks, Economic Development Director, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
- Understanding, Collaboration, and Partnership
Michelle L. Holiday, Manager of Legislative & Native American Affairs, Southern California Edison
- Challenges, Learning’s and Rewards
Mary Drury, Customer Service Local Public Affairs Project Manager, Southern California Edison
Thursday, November 29 – Indian Energy Solutions
- Renewable Portfolio Standards in Indian Country: Partnership is the Solution (MAPS)
Mr. A. David Lester, Executive Director; Council of Energy Resource Tribes
- Meeting Society’s Expectations for Clean Energy - The Big Policy Picture SCE
Mr. Stuart R. Hemphill, Director of Renewable and Alternative Power; Southern California Edison Company
- Transmission for Renewables
Mr. Ronald L. Litzinger, Senior Vice President, Transmission and Distribution; Southern California Edison
- RPS Opportunities
Mr. Frank De Rosa, Director, Renewables Supply; Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Regulatory Challenges for Modern Tribal Development
Mr. Donald M. Clary, Partner; Holland & Knight
Friday, November 30 – Indian Energy Solutions
- Kumeyaay Wind Energy Project
Michael Connolly Miskwish, Councilman; Campo Kumeyaay Nation
- Financing Indian Energy
Mr. Derrick Watchman, Vice President; Native American Banking Group, Commercial Bank, JPMorgan Chase
- Financing Indian Energy
Tracey A. LeBeau, Partner; Red Mountain Tribal Energy
- Tribal Investment & Financing of Renewable Energy Projects
Steve Gundersen, President; Tallsalt Financial Group
Indian Lands Energy Investment and Prospects Conference
(DOI-OIEED, IPAMS and CERT ) March 6-7, 2007 - Denver, Colorado
Tribal Housing Weatherization Initiative - Pre-Pilot Dialogue
September 19, 2006 - Denver, Colorado
Indian Energy Solutions 2006
Maximizing Partnerships between Tribes, Government and Industry & 2006 American Spirit Award Dinner August 7-8 - Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Conference Report
Conference Presentations
- Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005
Paul G. Moorehead, Partner; Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP
- North America and Rockies Macro Forecast
George Wayne, Strategy & Market Analysis; El Paso Western Pipelines
- Energy from Agricultural New Technology, Innovation Programs and Success Stories; Pandor H. Hadjy, Assistant Deputy Administrator - Business Programs
USDA Rural Development
Energy Efficiency in Tribal Communities - Maximizing our Potential
May 9-11, 2006 - Denver, Colorado
Conference Report
Conference Presentations
- Energy Sufficiency – The Honorable Joe Garcia, Governor – Ohkay Owingeh; and President - National Congress of America Indians
- Preview of Agenda – Roger Taylor, Manager – Tribal Energy Program; U.S. Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Energy Audits – Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Tony Rogers, Executive Director; RST Utility Commission
- Energy Audits – Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
William L Cyr, General Manager; Aha Macav Power Service
- Weatherization Assistance Program – Rob DeSoto, Project Manager; U.S. Department of Energy – Central Regional Office/Golden Field Office
- Housing Improvement Program
Les Jensen, Office of Tribal Services; U.S. Department of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Energy Efficiency Programs – Patty Crow, Energy Star – Region VIII; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Energy Services – Ron Horstman, Energy Service Manager; Western Area Power Administration
- Managing Energy In Tribal Casinos – Ron Horstman, Energy Service Manager; Western Area Power Administration
- Advanced Residential Building Program Design: Lessons Learned from Building America Research Leading to Zero Energy Homes – Dr. Ren Anderson, Building Energy Technology Manager
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Maximizing Your Potential with Energy Savings Performance Contracting – Gary Berngard, Manager of Business Development; Honeywell, Inc.
- Tamastslikt Cultural Institute – Bill Clumpner, P.E.; Integrated Energy Services, Inc.
- Weatherizing Services on Native Lands & Indian Country
Dave Castillo, Community Development Specialist; Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
- Alaska Native Homes and Weatherization
Dan Berube, Energy Management Consultant; Alaska Community Development Corporation
- Tribal Set-Aside for Low-Income Weatherization
Corrina Sutter, Associate Tribal Account Executive; Bonneville Power Administration
- Tribal Weatherization in Washington State
Julie Palakovich, Weatherization Program Manager; Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development
- Model Housing Design
Pat Spears, President; Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
- Low Energy, Affordable Housing for the Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
Dr. David Benjamin (PhD, MNAL, LEED AP, NCI), President; Environmental Design Partners, Inc.
- Energy Efficiency Building Design and Renewable Energy for Tribal Community Development
Otto Van Geet, Senior Engineer; National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Tribal Colleges Energy Efficiency, Sovereignty and Indigenous Knowledge
Paul Fragua, Owner; NativeSun, Inc
- Low Energy Housing
Larry Kinney, PhD., President; Synertech Systems Corporation
- Energy Code Development: From Blueprint to Efficiency
Carolyn Stewart, Partner; Red Mountain Energy Partners
- A Virtual Tour of Solar Harvest
Eric Doub, Owner; Ecofutures Building, Inc.
Sustainable Energy Solutions 2005 - Looking to Mother Earth for guidance and answers
November 9-10 - Denver, Colorado
Conference Report
Keynote Address: Shell Renewables and Hydrogen - Shell Oil Company
Executive Track Presentations
- Resource and Utility Planning – Pueblo of Laguna
- ROW Agreements and Valuation – Golden Eagle Energy
- What’s at Stake – An Approach to Identifying Tribal Interests Affected by Land and Natural Resource Agreements – International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management
- Interconnection and Transmission Access – Gateway to Generation Development - Dykema Gossett, PLLC
- Transmission Planning – An Essential Element of Tribal Project Development - Red Mountain Energy Partners
Federal Track Presentations
Technology Track Presentations