KNAU update for Nov. 15 — Holiday Survival Guide, northern Arizona Climate Summit, and more

The U.S. Department of Energy is recognizing nine women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy and one of them is from Arizona. Dr. Suzanne Singer is a member of the Navajo tribe and chief engineer for Native Renewables in Flagstaff. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Northern Arizona University is set to host a first-of-its-kind climate summit starting Today. The event features presentations and panels by professionals, environmentalists, tribal members, writers, artists and young people. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Sometime next year the skyline of Page will look very different. That’s when the owners of the Navajo Generating Station plan to demolish the three 775-foot smokestacks that, in the last four decades, have become synonymous with the area’s otherwise iconic natural beauty. Learn more at KNAU.org.

This week, the nation is honoring military veterans with a federal holiday and countless stories of courage and bravery. Commentator Scott Thybony has his own story to mark the occasion. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Holidays can mean exhaustion, confronting familial trauma, managing your uncle’s opinions and all kinds of overload. We asked Life Kit listeners for their trickiest situations around family and the holidays and invited Dr. Andrea Bonior, License Clinical Psychologist to offer advice. Learn more at NPR’s Life Kit blog.