Short circuiting policy : interest groups and the battle over clean energy and climate policy in the American states / Leah Cardamore Stokes.
Series: Studies in postwar American political development: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190074296 (ebook) :Subject(s): Energy policy -- United States -- States -- Case studies | Clean energy -- Government policy -- United States -- States -- Case studies | Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- United States -- States -- Case studies | Lobbying -- United States -- States -- Case studies | Pressure groups -- United States -- States -- Case studiesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190074258DDC classification: 333.790973 LOC classification: HD9502.U52Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Short Circuiting Policy examines clean energy policies to understand why US states are not on track to meet the climate crisis. After two decades of leadership, American states are slipping in their commitment to transition away from dirty fossil fuels toward cleaner energy sources, including wind and solar. The author argues that organized combat between advocate and opponent interest groups is central to explaining why US states have stopped expanding and even started weakening their renewable energy policies. Fossil fuel companies and electric utilities played a key role in spreading climate denial.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Short Circuiting Policy examines clean energy policies to understand why US states are not on track to meet the climate crisis. After two decades of leadership, American states are slipping in their commitment to transition away from dirty fossil fuels toward cleaner energy sources, including wind and solar. The author argues that organized combat between advocate and opponent interest groups is central to explaining why US states have stopped expanding and even started weakening their renewable energy policies. Fossil fuel companies and electric utilities played a key role in spreading climate denial.
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