We're back! After taking time for rest and reflection, Freddie, Daphne and Mihskakwan return with the final episode of their four-part Colombia series, featuring SENA instructor and electrical engineer Jose Maria Cotes Mengual. At SENA, the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Jose trains his students in electricity fundamentals, residential electrical installations, and photovoltaic solar energy generation systems. In this episode, Freddie and Daphne take you on a trip to Jose’s matriarchal...

Solstice Greetings dear listeners! We'll be taking some time off to rest and reflect over the Winter Solstice and we'll be back with more stories in the New Year! Thank you so much for listening! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

On this episode, we are joined by Johanna Koolemans-Beynen, Senior Program manager at USEA, the United States Energy Association. Johanna is also a Senior Program Coordinator for the USAID-funded Energy Utility Partnership Program. Johanna joined us on our trip and facilitated the meaningful connections we created with our kin in Colombia. In a conversation with Mihskakwan, Freddie, and Daphne, Johanna shares her thoughts on sustainable development, the decolonial perspectives that have...

This episode, we continue the Global Hub team’s journey in Colombia. Listeners will hear from two extraordinary Indigenous youths: Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, a Déne woman from Fort Nelson First Nation, and Vanessa Ramirez, a Wayùu woman from Colombia.  We are so grateful to Vanessa and Taylor, who have graciously shared their time, insights, experiences, and calls to action with us and our global energy community. Our Indigenous youth are leading meaningful climate action and demonstrating...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast. Freddie and Mihskakwan are joined by their new co-host, Daphne Kay!  This season, our stories revolve around the themes of kinship and solidarity. We are thrilled to share inspiring conversations and new adventures with you as we actualize our global programming in three regions in South America and Oceania.  Join us over the next 4 episodes covering our visit to Colombia, where we speak to clean energy leaders, meet with members...

We’re back to wrap up season 2 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast! Thank you for joining us on a journey that took us around the globe, from what is known as Canada, to the Philippines, Malawi, the UK, and finally Egypt! Join Freddie, Mishkakwan James, and their guests as they reflect on their time at COP 27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties, held last November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Clean Energy invited a delegation of young and...

Tune into Part 2 of the Cooperative Clean Energy story. In this episode, we hear more from Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Our guests continue to share their experiences with community-led renewable energy and the immense impacts being realized in Puerto Rico. Nelson and Feliciano also delve in their visions for secure, accessible, and...

Please join us for the first part of our interview with Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, a Catholic priest and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Pirucho Coop started out in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s energy system. With the help of FCPR, Pirucho Coop established the first solar energy community under a cooperative model on the...

After a well-deserved summer break, Freddie and James return with a mid-season minisode. Reflecting on the notion of “a just transition”, our hosts discuss what meaningful community involvement and equity could look like in a clean energy future. Listen to our interviews with Philline Donggay (S2E2) and Marvin Tumusiime (S1E6), and stay tuned for our next full episode coming out later this month! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us...

This episode of Decolonizing Power takes an introspective look at climate financing. We will hear from a climate impact and fund managing group known as Camco Clean Energy. Our guests Ieva Indriunaite and Geoff Sinclair share adaptable financing models, provide examples of clean energy projects done in a good way, and share the community benefits of deconstructing sustainable development models. Find out more about Camco here: https://www.camco.energy/ Geoff talked about the Mwenga...

Welcome to the third episode of Decolonizing Power season 2! "The  Energy to Transform Communities" tells the story of RECAPO, a company  that is creating clean and affordable clean energy solutions for rural communities in Malawi. We hear from Lawrence Matengula, founder of RECAPO, as he shares strategies and solutions for rural electrification that leave no one behind. Please join us for this inspiring episode filled with creative and community-first clean energy action. You can find out...

Join us for the second episode of Decolonizing Power, Season 2! We’re in conversation with Philline Donggay (@philline_marie), co-founder of family-owned Greenergy Solar, the first commercial solar rooftop installer in the Philippines. Together, we talk about shifts and challenges in the Philippino clean energy sector, and Philline shares her dreams of distributed, decentralized, and democratized energy solutions for her home community in Mindanao and globally. Find our more about Greenergy...

Welcome back to Decolonizing Power! Join our hosts Freddie and Mihskakwan James as we kick off season 2 with two amazing guests: Danielle Kehler and Jordyn Burnouf. This episode is grounded in Mother Earth and all that she has to offer us as individuals and communities. You will hear journey’s from homelands to the Arctic and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being have been a part of every step. @kehlervisions and @jordynburnouf each wear many hats as they bring power, voice and...

Welcome back to season 2 of Decolonizing Power! Join your hosts Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell as they look back at our first season and the incredible clean energy leaders we met along the way. Subscribe now and stay tuned for another season full of community clean energy stories from around the world! Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! Connect with us...

This episode takes our listeners to Uganda, where we hear dynamic and effective solutions for access to clean technologies that leave no one behind. Marvin Tumusiime from the ENVenture program at New Energy Nexus and Masika Janet, a member of the community-based organization Rural Family Care, share some of their experiences and the incredible impacts of their work. Links and Resources for this episode: - New Energy Nexus: https://www.newenergynexus.com/uganda -...

This special episode takes us to the Amazon Region of Brazil, specifically to the state of Mato Grosso and the Xingu People at the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Our colleague Layane, originally from Brazil herself, talks to Marcelo Martins at the Instituto Socioambiental in Brazil. Marcelo tells us about his experiences with renewable energy resources in the Amazon and about working alongside the Xingu People as part of the Programa Xingu. Links and resources for this episode: - Generation...

Continuing our tour of Scotland, we find ourselves on the Isle of Eigg, a remote island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides! We speak with Lucy Conway, an Eigg resident and active member of the community, who has been involved in the island’s clean energy project. We invite you to hear Lucy's captivating, grounded, and enlightening words and stories. Links and resources for this episode: - The Isle of Eigg info: http://isleofeigg.org; https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/isle-of-eigg/;...

Welcome to episode 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast series! In this episode, we travel to the 'Highlands and Islands' of Scotland and connect with the remote community of Knoydart. The peninsula is reachable only by boat or two-day hike and relies exclusively on locally-generated power. We hear from compelling orator and Knoydart Foundation Director Frank Atherley, as well as Kyle Smith, an engineer with the knowledge to drive forward Knoydart’s energy security project.   Links and...

We continue AJ's story of Canada's first fully integrated renewable energy microgrid project in the community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) - Gull Bay First Nation. AJ walks us through some critical points in the project, how he was able to overcome challenges that arose, how the communities values were reflected in the project. Links and resources for this episode: - ICE Network: https://icenet.work; - 20/20 Catalysts Program:...

Welcome to the first episode of Decolonizing Power, a podcast series hosted by Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell, produced for Indigenous Clean Energy. This episode takes us into the community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA)– Gull Bay First Nation, an Ojibwe Nation located on the western shores of Lake Nipigon and the surrounding territory in Canada. Anthony (AJ) Esquega, KZA's Mashkawiziiwin Energy Project Coordinator, takes us on a journey of decolonizing power in...

Get to know the team behind Decolonizing Power. Our hosts, Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell share their personal insights and interest in the podcast series and why it was created. Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Our first episode airs on June 2, 2021! For more information on the incredible artists involved...

Get to know the team behind Decolonizing Power. Our hosts, Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell share their personal insights and interest in the podcast series and why it was created. Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy.  Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Our first episode airs on June 2, 2021!    For more information on the incredible artists...