The Washington Independent » sioux http://washingtonindependent.com National News in Context Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:15:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Windy Economic Times http://washingtonindependent.com/11911/windy-economic-times http://washingtonindependent.com/11911/windy-economic-times#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:50:40 +0000 Suemedha Sood http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=11911 The extension of federal tax credits for the production of wind energy could help boost the economies of some Indian tribes, reports the New York Times.

In South Dakota, the Rosebud Sioux tribe is working on a 30-megawatt wind farm that could bring some needed revenue for residents. Per More...

]]> The extension of federal tax credits for the production of wind energy could help boost the economies of some Indian tribes, reports the New York Times.

In South Dakota, the Rosebud Sioux tribe is working on a 30-megawatt wind farm that could bring some needed revenue for residents. Per capita income for tribal members is about $7,700 a year.

“We’re broke here,” tribal council president Rodney Haukaas told the New York Times. “We’re poor…The wind is free. There’s energy here all the time.”

The tribe has already had success with wind power, with a 750-kilowatt wind turbine that powers the Rosebud Casino.

According to the Times story, federal officials believe renewable energy could be the next casinos for Indian reservations in windy and sunny states. As we’ve reported, the Navajo Nation is moving in this direction for solar energy.

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