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WBUR
Environmentalists Tend To Have Bad Voting Records - And Lie About It
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
The word "environmentalist" usually conjures up an image of passionate activists ready to hold their leaders and community accountable for responsible environmental practices.
It turns out that's not totally accurate. Voters who say the environment is one of their top two most important issues tend to have pretty abysmal voting records.
Nathaniel Stinnett founded the Environmental Voter Project in Boston, which looks at voters' habits and patterns. He joined WBUR to discuss his findings.
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Outside Magazine
We Need an NRA for Nature
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Approximately 20.1 million self-identified environmentalists are registered to vote, but only 4.2 million of them voted in the 2014 midterm elections. Photo: Beth Wald/Aurora Photos
It's time to build an NRA for nature, an environmental conservation force comparable to the nation's powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association. A force capable of striking fear into the heart of, say, any climate-change-denying politician - Republican, Democrat, or Independent.
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Washington Monthly
Marching is Good. Voting is Better.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
"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.
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WBUR Public Radio
Why Don't Environmentalists Vote?
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
The last few weeks have rocked the environmental movement. In the wake of the November elections, environmentalists are deeply concerned about the future of the Paris climate accord, the rollback of federal environmental protections, and even the fate of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency itself.
But one of the environmental movement's biggest problems is the same now as it was on November 7: Environmentalists aren't voting.
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Boston College News
Research for Change
Monday, December 12, 2016
Environmental Voter Project Founder and CEO, Nathaniel Stinnett
One of the U.S. environmental movement's biggest problems is that environmentalists don't vote, Environmental Voter Project founder and CEO Nathaniel Stinnett J.D. '05 said in his keynote remarks at Boston College's third Advancing Research and Scholarship Day.
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Eyes On Conservation
Post-Election Breakdown with Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
On today's show we have a follow-up conversation with one of our most well-received guests on the show - Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project.
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Grist
Environmental Leaders on Hope and Progress in the Age of Trump
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
So now what? That’s the question those of us who care about the planet, its people — and, you know, basic human decency — have been asking since Election Day.
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Inc. Magazine
Environmentalists Don't Vote. This Man Will Change That With Big Data
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
When you sit next to "The Voting Guru" Nathaniel Stinnett, you feel an excitement and energy pouring off him that's usually only encountered among Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs who've just closed their first round of funding.
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MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative Interviews Nathaniel Stinnett
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
On September 20th, Environmental Voter Project CEO Nathaniel Stinnett was the inaugural speaker for MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative.
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Eyes On Conservation
Nathaniel Stinnett Explains Why Voting Is The Highest Form of Environmental Citizenship
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Today's guest on the show is the founder of the Environmental Voter Project, Nathaniel Stinnett. Nathaniel has an extremely powerful message to share with us about the importance of voting. I can honestly say that this perspective has dramatically shifted the way that I think about voting and the role that the action of voting can play in the outcome of an environmental issue.