Kathleen Pagan, AICP, Sr. Planner
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Subject: An article from www.sunherald.com
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the following story:
Posted on Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2009
Catalyx and Ramona Tribe Start Work on 100%
Off-Grid Renewable Energy Eco Tourism Resort
By Catalyx, Inc.; Ramona Tribe
Catalyx, Inc. has been contracted to be the
technology provider and will team with the Ramona Band of the Cahuilla Indian
Tribe to develop the Tribe's Eco-Tourism resort near Anza, Calif. The first of
its kind, the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Mission Native Americans' resort is
designed as a 100% off-grid renewable energy project that will employ multiple
alternative energy technologies to meet 100% of its energy needs and recycle
much of its own waste byproducts, such as sewage, biogas, and restaurant food
waste.
The
resort, funded jointly by the Ramona Band, the Department of Energy, the US
Department of Agriculture and multiple other Federal agencies, is being built
in the Anza Valley on the Ramona Indian Reservation in Riverside County, near
San Diego, Calif. Upon completion it will offer a peaceful retreat to the
public and corporate clients, as well as an educational experience about the
Native American culture, habitat, natural remedies, and care of the environment
through the use of renewable energy and sustainable green lifestyle practices.
"We
want to create a truly natural retreat which mirrors our ancestral heritage of
living in harmony with Mother Earth," said John Gomez, Cultural Director
for the Ramona Band. "When finished, this resort will not be a burden on
the environment. All energy will be renewable and all waste and wastewater will
be recycled. This resort will be a model for other tribes to generate revenues
for themselves in a more appealing manner that is true to their heritage."