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The worst energy policy in the world

Mahdavi & Ross · Aug 2026
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Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think

Leah Stokes · Aug 2026
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The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.

Leah Stokes · Sep 2026
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New Report Finds Pennsylvania Can Cut Industrial Emissions Through Electrification

Jun 2026
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Community & Worker Impacts of an Onshore Oil Phaseout in Santa Barbara County

Apr 2026
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New study charts a practical path to electrify Minnesota's industrial sector

Fresh Energy · Apr 2026
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The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.

Stokes · Sep 2026
 In the News

Leah Stokes brings urgency, optimism to fight to save the planet

Stokes · Sep 2026
 Commentary

Pick Your Apocalypse: Climate vs. AI Doom

Stokes · Sep 2026
 In the News

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Bans New Onshore Oil Drilling

2035 Initiative · Sep 2026
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Board of Supervisors Bans New Onshore Oil & Gas Wells as First Part of Industry Phaseout

Mahdavi · Sep 2026
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Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Votes On Phasing Out Oil And Gas Production

Mahdavi · Sep 2026
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Santa Barbara County Votes to Ban New Oil and Gas Wells

Mahdavi & Stokes · Sep 2026
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Chevron's expansion in Venezuela has implications for the oil industry and the planet

Mahdavi · Sep 2026
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The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

Stokes · Sep 2026
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Renewable Energy Industry Is Starting to Spend Big on Elections

Stokes · Sep 2026
 In the News

Price of key fuel soars to new record in California

Mahdavi · Sep 2026
 In the News

California utilities to reclaim unused money from school air conditioning program

Stokes · Sep 2026
 In the News

Inside the passage of America's biggest climate law

Stokes · Sep 2026
 In the News

Is the electric grid up for LA's hottest week of the year?

Stokes · Sep 2026
 In the News

California lawmakers pass a bill that would let you put solar panels on your balcony

Mahdavi · Sep 2026
 In the News

Climate hushing, EVs and creating "The Carbon Wave," with Leah Stokes

Stokes · Sep 2026
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Trump says U.S. has struck a deal for control of Venezuelan oil reserves

Mahdavi · Aug 2026
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Energy experts have doubts about Trump's newly proposed Venezuelan oil deal

Mahdavi · Aug 2026
 In the News

Santa Barbara Unified Shortens School Day in Response to Extreme Heat

Stokes · Aug 2026
 In the News

The war in Iran is the perfect opportunity to kick fossil fuels, and we're missing it

Mahdavi · Aug 2026
 Op-Ed

The worst energy policy in the world

Mahdavi & Ross · Aug 2026
 Op-Ed

Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think

Stokes · Aug 2026
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