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This weekend: Texas Tribune Festival coverage

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Heads up! I'll be attending the inaugural Texas Tribune Festival this Saturday and Sunday covering the energy and environment panels and talks. The Texas Tribune is a non-profit media publication that reports on U.S. and Texas news and politics.

The lineup is full of heavy hitters in the world U.S. and Texas environmental and energy policy. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) will kick things off with a keynote Saturday morning. You can read the speaker bios over at the Texas Tribune Festival website. Here is the full list of talks:

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Check back here over the weekend for updates from the Festival. I'll also be posting shorter, more timely updates on Twitter. Follow me @davidwogan.

David Wogan is an engineer and policy researcher who writes about energy, technology, and policy.

David's academic and professional background includes a unique blend of technology and policy in the field of energy systems. Most recently, David worked at Austin Energy, a Texas municipal utility, implementing a Department of Energy stimulus grant related to energy efficiency. Previously, David was a member of the Energy & Climate Change team at the White House Council on Environmental Quality for the Obama Administration.

David holds two Master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs. While at UT, David was a researcher in the Webber Energy Group, where his research focused on advanced biofuel production to offset petroleum use in the transportation sector. David holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he researched nuclear non-proliferation measurement technology.

David is a 2013 Aspen Institute Journalism Scholar, joining a select group of journalists from Slate, ABC News, and The New York Times.

David lives in Austin, Texas. Follow along on Twitter or email him at david.wogan@me.com.

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