Young climate activists stage rally in Lafayette Park across from the White House on Earth Day on April 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Organized by Fridays for Future DC, about 50 young people gathered to protest against the use of fossil fuels.
  • February 8 2023
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HuffPost: A Million-Strong ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Seeks New Recruits In 2 Red States

The Environmental Voter Project is expanding to Louisiana and Nebraska ahead of key state elections.

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  • January 31 2023
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My Views Are My Own: The Environmental Voter Project with Nathaniel Stinnett

EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett joins Doug McDonald of the My Views Are My Own podcast to discuss how EVP was created, why some environmentalists don't vote, and why some people consider the environment to be a partisan issue.

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  • December 9 2022
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NPR - Living On Earth: Green Voters Help Democrats

EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett joins Living on Earth Host Steve Curwood to take a look at the impact of environmentally focused voters at the ballot box during the midterm election season.

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  • December 5 2022
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Daily Kos - Groups like the Environmental Voter Project see early voting success in Georgia runoff

The Environmental Voter Project found just one day before Georgia's runoff that more than 40% of environmentalists identified by the group had already cast their ballots.

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  • November 30 2022
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The Climate Pod: How Are Climate Voters Changing US Elections?

EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett joins The Climate Pod to talk about how environmental voters became the "silent surprise" of the US midterm elections and what that could mean for the runoff election in Georgia next week.

Young climate activists stage a ‘die-in’ across from the White House on Earth Day in April this year. Young teens lay down on the ground holding signs that read GCM 4 Climate and Climate Action Now
  • November 18 2022
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The Guardian - Voters pass historic climate initiatives in ‘silent surprise’ of US midterms

The electoral support at the state and local levels for more climate action comes as world leaders meet at Cop27

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  • November 11 2022
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The New Republic - The Midterms’ Surprising Lesson for 2024: Court the Climate Voter

While crime got a lot of attention during the midterms, just as many voters rated climate change as their top concern. Could this be the next big voting bloc?

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  • November 7 2022
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NBC LX - Many Environmentalists are Voting in Their First Midterm Election. Could That Swing Close Races?

Half a million people who rank climate change their top issue are voting for the first time in a midterm election. Could that make a difference in close races in states like Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania?

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  • November 7 2022
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Daily Kos - Over half a million new voters have already cast their ballots because of climate concerns

Climate change is most certainly on the ballot and groups like the Environmental Voter Project have done wonders to get out the vote for the sake of our planet.

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  • November 2 2022
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Arizona Republic - What do you get when you cross birders with elections? The goal is more environmental votes

The Tucson Audubon Society canvasses for the Environmental Voter Project to encourage people to take the environment into consideration when voting.

Sign the pledge: I will vote in every election!
  • August 2 2017
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Sign the pledge: I will vote in every election!

Environmentalists need to start voting...and we need to start now.

Trump Climate Decision Could Wake "Sleeping Lion" That Is Environmental Voters
  • May 31 2017
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Trump Climate Decision Could Wake "Sleeping Lion" That Is Environmental Voters

Statement from Environmental Voter Project Founder Nathaniel Stinnett on President Trump's Reported Decision To Pull The United States Out of the Paris Climate Accord.

Environmental Voter Project Gets Stunning First Year Results
  • March 28 2017
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Environmental Voter Project Gets Stunning First Year Results

The Boston-based nonprofit that uses data analytics and behavioral science to identify non-voting environmentalists and turn them into consistent voters has just released the results from its first year of mobilizations.

Environmental Voter Project - 2016 Impact Report
  • March 28 2017
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Environmental Voter Project - 2016 Impact Report

You wanted results. We gave you results. The Environmental Voter Project is thrilled to release our first Annual Impact Report.

Marching is Good. Voting is Better.
  • March 5 2017
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Marching is Good. Voting is Better.

"Resistance" will be futile if those horrified by Trump's agenda don't commit themselves to becoming consistent voters in the future. Even if Trump loses in 2020, another right-wing reactionary will come down the pike sooner rather than later, and only sustained progressive turnout will prevent the next Trump from seizing power.

Care about the Environment? Here's what YOU can do right NOW
  • January 25 2017
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Care about the Environment? Here's what YOU can do right NOW

Climate change denial...the decimation of clean air and water protections...even an all-out "War On Science." We live in scary times, and many of us are struggling to figure out how we, as individuals, can have a real impact during a Trump presidency.

New Year's Resolution: Vote in EVERY Election.
  • December 30 2016
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New Year's Resolution: Vote in EVERY Election

Climate change is big and scary, and as we look ahead to a Trump presidency, many of us are struggling to figure out how we, as individuals, can have a real impact on climate policies.

Giving Tuesday: Help Mobilize 15 Million Environmentalists
  • November 21 2016
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Giving Tuesday: Help Mobilize 15 Million Environmentalists

This year, it's never been more important to support organizations that will take back the electorate and fight climate change.

490 Electoral Votes.
  • November 21 2016
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490 Electoral Votes

The real winner in the November 8th election was a candidate who has plagued the progressive movement for years...

  • October 20 2016
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Who Lost The Debate? Our Children Did.

Just two seconds was the entire amount of time dedicated to climate change and other environmental issues in the third and final Presidential debate.

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  • August 10 2022
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The Climate Pod: How To Build Climate Political Power After The Inflation Reduction Act (w/ Nathaniel Stinnett and Lori Lodes)

The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act. The 2022 midterm elections are less than 90 days away. With historic investments in climate action almost signed into law and historic stakes for the upcoming elections, what should the climate movement do now?

A person at a protest with a sign that says #Vote for the environment
  • July 28 2022
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HuffPost: ‘Dormant’ Climate Voters Could Swing Elections In Key States, New Poll Suggests

Driving the voters who rarely cast ballots to turn out may be the trick to bringing climate hawks off the sidelines.

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  • July 19 2022
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The Hill: Climate movement must stop hoping for political heroes

EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett wrote an Op-Ed for The Hill in response to the recent announcement that Senator Joe Manchin will not support climate change legislation.

Climate activists, including members of Extinction Rebellion, participate in a demonstration in front of the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse against a recent Supreme Court ruling on June 30, 2022 in New York City.
  • July 5 2022
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WGBH: 'It’s our job to show up': How environmentalists can build political power after the EPA ruling

EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett spoke with Boston Public Radio about the recent West Virginia v EPA Supreme Court decision and the role that EVP is playing in getting non-voting environmentalists to change their ways.

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  • May 25 2022
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The New Republic: These Data Nerds Think They’ve Found the Climate Silver Bullet: Nonvoting Environmentalists

The Environmental Voter Project wants to turn infrequent voters who care about the environment into a force that can swing elections.

In an aerial view from a drone, geothermal plants are seen near the receding shores of the Salton sea on February 13, 2021 near Calipatria, California. As the lake continues to evaporate,, its increasing salinity has made it unsustainable for the fish and great masses of white pelicans and other migratory birds that fed on them. As more lake bottom becomes exposed, fine particles of toxic dust are becoming a health hazard to local communities. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images
  • April 25 2022
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WBUR: What Voter Suppression in Places like Texas means for the Climate

Voters who care about climate change are also most likely to be hurt by voter suppression laws, writes Nathaniel Stinnett.

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  • April 21 2022
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theSkimm: What Your Vote in the Midterms Can Mean for Climate Change

4 (Solvable) Reasons We're Losing The Fight Against Climate Change.

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  • April 20 2022
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WGBH: Boston Public Radio - Nathaniel Stinnett talks about efforts to increase voting numbers among environmentalists

Nathaniel Stinnett talked about efforts to increase voting numbers among environmentalists. Stinnett is founder and executive director of the Environmental Voter Project.

EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett with Important Not Important logo
  • April 4 2022
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Important Not Important Podcast: Peer Pressure Works

Over the past few years, more and more voters have cited “action on climate” as a reason for voting the way they do. But lots of voters who are registered, and even those who do vote in presidential elections – don’t turn out for midterms.

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  • February 18 2022
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NPR: Green Voter Opportunity

The Environmental Voter Project has spent years identifying and mobilizing environment-first voters. Their recent research found nearly 1 million environmentalists who voted in the 2020 presidential election but have never voted in a midterm election. Nathaniel Stinnett, founder and executive director of the Environmental Voter Project, joins Host Steve Curwood to talk about why these so-called environmental drop-off voters could be decisive in the 2022 midterms if they show up at the polls.

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