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Leah Stokes

Santa Barbara
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Prof. climate + energy policy UCSB. Alum @MIT @Columbia @UofT. Host @degreespod. bluesky: @leahstokes.bsky.social - Cuts pollution! Proudly Canadian.
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A Key Belief About the 2024 Election Isn’t True

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By Leah Stokes
| The Atlantic Verified
Joe Biden’s signature climate law was not just about climate. The Inflation Reduction Act was also a big bet on a particular theory of politics: Pass a law that creates factories and good-paying jobs in communities across the country, and voters will reward you at the ballot box. Such a law might even become too popular to repeal. The conventional wisdom today is that Biden’s bet was a bust.
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Contributor: Use designated money to cool California schools, not to enrich utilities

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By Leah Stokes, Jonathan Klein
| Yahoo Verified
At Wedgeworth Elementary in Hacienda Heights, many classes have been taught in trailers with little or no air conditioning. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles hit 100 degrees in March — in the winter. California is getting hotter, and the 2026 “Super El Niño” means this summer likely will break records again. Thousands of California schools are missing the HVAC systems that could protect students from that heat. That’s not just uncomfortable — it’s dangerous.
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California shouldn’t abandon a proven way to cut rising energy costs

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By Leah Stokes
| San Francisco Chronicle Verified
At my home in Southern California, I have solar panels and a battery backup. When a heat wave hits and the grid is strained, I generate power for my neighborhood. It’s the cheapest, cleanest power available, and it helps keep the lights on. I’m proud to participate, alongside more than 200,000 other California households, in the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program.
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