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In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy. As Leah Stokes shows in Short Circuiting Policy, however, that policy did not lead to momentum in Texas, which failed to implement its solar laws or clean up its electricity system. Examining clean energy laws in Texas, Kansas, Arizona, and Ohio over 30 years Stokes argues that organized combat between advocate and opponent interest groups is central to explaining why states are not on track to address the climate crisis.

A production of the Office of Research Development at Florida State University, Journeys in Research is a podcast that transcends disciplines and explores what unites research faculty. In each episode, we’ll hear from an FSU research faculty member about how their own research journeys brought them where they are today. The journey is the great equalizer. It requires the same things from all of us – time, sacrifice, flexibility, resiliency after failure, stamina after victory. So take this time to be encouraged, and leave motivated to pursue your own journeys in research.