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Amid shut-off woes, a beacon of energy →

January 06, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

A Native American tribe has insulated itself from California’s blackouts by creating a microgrid utility. THE WASHINGTON POST

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January 06, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
native american, california, microgrid, blackouts, electricity grid
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A sacred place and a sacred quest to save it →

January 06, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The Oak Flat land in Arizona is holy to the Apaches. A mining company wants to blow a two-mile-wide hole in it. HUFFPOST

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January 06, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
arizona, apache, mining, land rights, native american
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