STEP Seminar: Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune Energy Reporter

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Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Speaker(s)
Mike Hughlett
February 15, 2021 - 12:00 pm CST
- 1:00 pm
Virtual Event
Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Star Tribune reporter Mike Hughlett, who provides insight into how the Star Tribune covers climate and energy issues. Hughlett will discuss what he considers to be the primary energy issues and provide an oversight of the biggest opportunities and challenges in getting to a 100% clean energy grid as soon as possible.

Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Mike Hughlett, who will give some insight into how the Star Tribune covers climate and energy issues, then discuss what he considers to be the primary energy issues, and the biggest opportunities and challenges in getting to a 100% clean energy grid as soon as possible. Hughlett will seek input from students to generate ideas on how to get there, and will discuss with them what the press—including the Star Tribune—can do to better cover energy.

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About the Speaker: Mike Hughlett has been a reporter for 35 years, the last 11 at the Star Tribune. Previously he worked at daily newspapers in Chicago, St. Paul, New Orleans, and Duluth. Energy—from oil pipelines to wind farms—has been his primary coverage area since 2016.

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