Alberta First Nation communities jumping on ‘solar revolution’ – APTN

June 9, 2015

In the midst of a collapse in oil prices and an uncertain economic future, Albertans are also looking at ways to wean off of a dependence on oil and gas and on to alternative sources of greener energy.

And Alberta First Nation communities are readying to take advantage of the coming “solar revolution.”

“There is a solar revolution happening all over the world,” said Jesse Cardinal, co-ordinator with Keepers of the Athabasca and organizer for the We are the Land conference held in Edmonton last week. A major focus of the conference was providing education to Indigenous communities about renewable energy technologies.

Canada has just been slower to jump on board the solar wave compared to other countries, she added.

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