"Action in the Heartland" Stories from Fresh Energy's 2025 Benefit Breakfast

Over 550 people from across Minnesota and the Midwest attended Fresh Energy’s 10th annual Benefit Breakfast on the morning of September 30, 2025, to celebrate the resilience and determination driving clean energy progress in Minnesota, share our vision for navigating uncertain times, and reflect on how local leadership is creating a new playbook for climate action. Breakfast speakers in this recording include: Dr. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick , Chief Executive Officer of Fresh Energy Karie Kirschbaum , community development director for the City of Crookston and co-founder of Empower Crookston Bob Blake, founder and CEO of Solar Bear and Executive Director of Native Sun Community Power Development Alex Savelli, global executive director – electrolyzers at Accelera by Cummins If you missed the event, want to share it with a friend, or experience it again, watch the full event here or by viewing the video below. Be sure to check out these great photos from the event. And finally: support Fresh Energy’s important work by making a donation today . Fresh Energy’s mission is to shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies. Together we are working toward a vision of a just, prosperous, and resilient future powered by a shared commitment to a carbon-neutral economy. Learn about Fresh Energy's work and our bold "Vision 2030: Fresh Energy's Strategic Framework" at our website fresh-energy.org.

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"Action in the Heartland" Stories from Fresh Energy's 2025 Benefit Breakfast is an episode from Decarbonize: The Clean Energy Podcast by Fresh Energy.

This episode is 38:18 long.

This episode was published on Oct 30, 2025.

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