Leah Stokes

Leah Cardamore Stokes is a Canadian-American political scientist specializing in environmental policy. She is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition, Stokes is a senior policy consultant at Evergreen Action and Rewiring America. She also hosts the climate change podcast A Matter of Degrees. Her research focuses on political behavior, public opinion, and the politics of energy and environmental policy in the United States.

Quotes

 * Most research on opposition to wind energy projects focuses on specific case studies or small geographic areas,”
 * Wind energy projects in North America are more likely to be opposed by white, wealthy communities UC Santa Barbara News (September 25, 2023)
 * “We wanted to take a comprehensive look at political opposition across North America to understand how common opposition is and what predicts it.”
 * Wind energy projects in North America are more likely to be opposed by white, wealthy communities UC Santa Barbara News (September 25, 2023)
 * Fossil fuel plants are predominantly located in poorer communities and communities of color. When wealthier, whiter communities oppose wind energy projects in their backyards, they extend the lifetime of fossil fuel projects. This is an injustice.”
 * Wind energy projects in North America are more likely to be opposed by white, wealthy communities UC Santa Barbara News (September 25, 2023)
 * “Fossil fuel plants are predominantly located in poorer communities and communities of color, “These plants create pollution. We need to replace fossil fuel power plants with clean energy, like wind and solar. When wealthier, whiter communities oppose wind energy projects in their backyards, they extend the lifetime of fossil fuel projects. This is an injustice.”
 * Wind energy projects in North America are more likely to be opposed by white, wealthy communities UC Santa Barbara News (September 25, 2023)
 * I have kids, and I don’t want to cook on gas,
 * How to electrify your life when you rent theverge (November 14, 2023)