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  • March 4 2024
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Bloomberg: Many Environmentalists Don’t Vote. This Group Wants to Change That

“The climate movement doesn’t have a persuasion problem as much as we have a turnout problem,” says Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project.

Hazel Chandler is part of a largely unrecognized contingent of the climate movement in the United States: the climate grannies. (CAITLIN O'HARA FOR THE 19TH)
  • January 31 2024
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The 19th: These are the climate grannies. They’ll do whatever it takes to protect their grandchildren.

They have the generational wisdom, environmental activism experience, free time — and they're not afraid of getting arrested.

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  • January 25 2024
  • Blog posts

Study: Climate Voters Won the Election for Biden in 2020

In this edition, we spotlight a study on the impact of climate voters in 2020, the US Senate race in Utah, and how an Alabama utility is almost completely controlling local media coverage.
Students rally at the Texas Capitol as part of an international youth climate strike in 2019.
  • December 11 2023
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Texas Standard: Older voters are second only to young people in share of ‘climate voters,’ new study shows

Inside Climate News reporter Marianne Lavelle spoke with the Texas Standard about a recent report from the Environmental Voter Project that says “gray is the new green,” as voters who prioritize climate are numerous enough to swing elections in key states.

Seniors in New York City and a coalition of environmental groups marching with a banner that reads "Chase Funds Climate Crimes" at a rally on March 21, 2023 as part of a National Day of Action to pressure the major banks to stop financing the expansion of the fossil fuel industry
  • December 5 2023
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Inside Climate News: Older Voters Are Second Only to Young People in Share of ’Climate Voters,’ New Study Shows

A report from the Environmental Voter Project says “gray is the new green," as voters who prioritize climate are numerous enough to swing elections in key states.

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  • December 5 2023
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Gray is the New Green: The Growing Strength of Older Climate Voters

The Environmental Voter Project (EVP) released a report highlighting key findings from predictive models identifying environment-first voters aged 65 and older across 18 states.
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  • November 29 2023
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Outrage + Optimism: Moments of Truth

EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett speaks with the hosts of Outrage + Optimism about how EVP targets inactive environmentalists, transforming them into consistent voters to build the power of the environmental movement, something which may prove critical given the news that Trump would scrap the landmark IRA and BIL legislations if elected.

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  • November 21 2023
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Is The Next Big Climate Election in Houston?

In this edition, we spotlight the Dec. 9 mayoral runoff election in Houston, a below-the-radar election result in Kansas that could have big climate implications, and some great clean energy news out of Michigan.
  • November 7 2023
  • Press

NBC: Independent voters reach record numbers, prioritize climate change heading into 2024

Climate change tops abortion and immigration as a top issue for voters, according to one recent national poll. The nonpartisan Environmental Voter Project hopes to mobilize millions of those climate-first voters in 2024, potentially deciding races in key swing states.

GET OUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL VOTE. November 3-7, 2023.
  • September 26 2023
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Sign up for November 2023 GOTV Shifts Today!

Join first-time and long-time Environmental Voter Project volunteers to call low propensity environmental voters in ahead of the Nov. 8 election!

Volunteer Spotlight
  • March 11 2021
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"It's important and it's necessary": The Story of an EVP Volunteer

Historic. Challenging. Chaotic. Surreal: Those are just some of the many words that can be used to describe 2020. In a year that required adaptability and patience for almost every aspect of life, one thing that stood out was that over 158,000,000 Americans voted in the 2020 presidential election.

Every Day is Election Day
  • January 2 2021
  • Blog posts

Become a Monthly Supporter

Voting is a habit, not a series of one-off transactions. And at the Environmental Voter Project, we leverage the latest behavioral science to work year-round in local, state, and federal elections to turn non-voting environmentalists into consistent super-voters. To us, every election is an important behavioral intervention opportunity.

Vote in Georgia
  • November 7 2020
  • Blog posts

Let's flood Georgia with environmental voters on Jan. 5th

The cutting-edge Environmental Voter Project (EVP) has identified 382,844 environmentalists in Georgia who are very unlikely to vote in the Jan. 5th U.S. Senate runoff elections.

The Promise of the 19th Amendment
  • August 25 2020
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The Promise of the 19th Amendment

100 years ago today, the 19th Amendment took effect after being ratified by the state of Tennessee just eight days earlier. This was, and remains to this day, an historically important step forward in fulfilling the potential of American democracy. But we must also recognize that the suffragettes’ work was incomplete and remains unfinished.

"It's about love for the Earth" - An EVP Volunteer Story
  • August 22 2020
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"It's about love for the Earth" - An EVP Volunteer Story

Have you ever thought about how many texts you send in a day? Even by today’s standards, the idea of sending even 100 texts in a day seems like a lot. Well, when Roberta Rominger hits 100, she has barely even started. Now try 4,400 texts. In six hours.

2020: The Year American Voters _____ed The World
  • August 7 2020
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2020: The Year American Voters _____ed The World

This fall, you get to fill in the blank.

Environmentalists Most Motivated To Vote In 2020
  • April 3 2020
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Environmentalists Most Motivated To Vote In 2020

Of the 1,514 registered voters surveyed in the November poll, a stunning 14% listed climate and the environment as their top priority.

Stay Home. Stay Healthy. Promise to Vote.
  • March 29 2020
  • Blog posts

Stay Home. Stay Healthy. Promise to Vote.

Now is the time to stay home and stay healthy.

Our 2018 Impact Report
  • April 6 2019
  • Blog posts

Our 2018 Impact Report

We've got big news. We've combed through voter files, crunched all the numbers, and now we're proud to provide you with a copy of the Environmental Voter Project's 2018 Impact Report.

Environmental Voter Project: 2017 Impact Report
  • March 21 2018
  • Blog posts

Environmental Voter Project: 2017 Impact Report

You wanted results? Well, here they are. The Environmental Voter Project is thrilled to release its second Annual Impact Report.

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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

Voter with red shoes casting their vote at their polling place
  • 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?

Sign that reads "Vote Here - Voting"
  • 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.

A wood duck is spotted by the Tucson Audubon Society as they go birding in Reid Park on Oct. 29, 2022, in Tucson.
  • 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.

Protestors at the US capitol with signs calling on legislators to protect the planet
  • October 31 2022
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KALW Public Radio - One Planet Series: How important is climate change for voters in the midterm elections?

EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett speaks with KALW about what it will take to get people, especially young people, to vote on climate issues.

I Voted sticker on pile of leaves
  • October 12 2022
  • Press

The Revelator - 30 Ways Environmentalists Can Participate in Democracy

Voting on election day is job one, but the planet needs your civic commitment every other day of the year, too.

Graphic of red and blue hands casting ballots. Text reads Political Climate: The Midterm Forecast. Climate One.
  • October 7 2022
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Climate One - Political Climate: The Midterm Forecast

EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett speaks with Climate One about where he believes the upcoming midterm races currently stand.

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