Carbon Sovereignty: Coal, Development, and Energy Transition in the Navajo Nation
Andrew Curley, "Carbon Sovereignty: Coal, Development, and Energy Transition in the Navajo Nation"
English | ISBN: 0816548668 | 2023 | 232 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 0816548668 | 2023 | 232 pages | PDF | 5 MB
For almost fifty years, coal dominated the Navajo economy. But in 2019 one of the Navajo Nation’s largest coal plants closed.
This comprehensive new work offers a deep dive into the complex inner workings of energy shift in the Navajo Nation. Geographer Andrew Curley, a member of the Navajo Nation, examines the history of coal development within the Navajo Nation, including why some Diné supported coal and the consequences of doing so. He explains the Navajo Nation’s strategic choices to use the coal industry to support its sovereignty as a path forward in the face of ongoing colonialism.
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