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Ever since Trump 2.0 ascended the golden staircase to the White House, clean energy has been boo’d, discredited, and denied. Individuals with conservative, closely-held cultural models and domains have spread renewable energy misinformation, sometimes without malice and often without enough prior knowledge to question clean energy controversies spread daily in the media.
But as CleanTechnica senior writer Steve Hanley explains, numerous groups are spreading the word about clean energy in a way that doesn’t resemble traditional trade associations. Instead, they focus more on everyday, relatable issues like affordable utility bills, economic growth, and removing barriers to building energy infrastructure.
That approach is common, too, among several Indigenous-led organizations and tribal nations across the US. Rather than awaiting clarity on current federal clean energy policy, Indigenous-led organizations and tribal nations are developing their own energy future — on their own terms.
While utilities and policymakers continue to grapple with rising electricity demand, grid resilience, and energy affordability, Indigenous-led organizations and tribal nations are quietly pioneering some of the country’s most innovative energy solutions—from workforce development and resilient microgrids to next-generation battery storage and distributed solar. And they’re not working in a vacuum.
