Living on Earth: Mustering Georgia's Environmental Voters
The 2020 Presidential election had a historic turnout, including young voters and voters of color, who are statistically more likely than other voters to list climate or the environment as their top priority when voting. Nathaniel Stinnett explains to Steve Curwood how turnout of environmentally-focused voters might influence Georgia's twin US Senate run-off elections January 5th.
The Washington Post: So How Much Did Climate Change Matter In The 2020 Election?
Two big issues dominated the 2020 election: the economy and the coronavirus pandemic. But voters concerned about climate change still helped Joe Biden win the White House.
WHYY: Pennsylvania Environmentalists Actually Voted This Year. That's A Big Deal.
In the battleground state of Pennsylvania, voters prioritizing environmental issues may have tipped the scales of the election in favor of Joe Biden.
Heated: 600,000 new environmental voters
Since the election, a lot of ink has been spilled about youth voter turnout, which increased about 8 percent compared to 2016. Part of this is undoubtedly due to the climate movement. But not all climate-related get-out-the-vote efforts were focused on people under the age of 35
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.
Gizmodo: Inside Environmentalists' Final Efforts to Get Out the Vote
This election cycle, the climate crisis is on Americans’ minds. In an October poll from the New York Times and Siena College, 58% of people surveyed said they were “very concerned” or at least “somewhat concerned” about climate change, and potential voters in swing states expressed worry about its effects in their communities.
The Allegheny Front: Creating Environmental Super Voters for 2020 and Beyond
As Election Day nears, a majority of registered voters in the United States say climate change will be an important issue in making their choice for president. That’s according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted over the summer. It’s a sharp contrast to the 2016 race, when only 2% of likely voters listed climate or the environment as their top priority.
Grist: Could this 'Army of Environmental Super Voters' Sway Swing States?
According to data from the nonpartisan Environmental Voter Project provided exclusively to Grist, 20 percent of early ballots cast in key battleground states like Arizona and North Carolina come from eco-conscious voters, those identified as likely to choose climate or the environment as a top priority.
Greentech Media: Could Environmental Voters Tip The Scales In 2020?
In this episode of Political Climate, we examine whether environmental issues are mobilizing voters the way that analysts anticipated. Who are those voters, and do they wield significant influence?
Climergency Podcast: Get Out The Environmental Vote
Nathaniel Stinnett is a political advisor & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project. We discuss how the organization started, the stats on environmentalists who don't vote, how modern political campaigns work, how you can sign up to volunteer, why this election is so important for climate change, why it's crucial to be a voter regardless who you vote for & more.
Living On Earth: No-Show Green Voters
Ozy: New Taboo: Are You Ashamed of Your Voting Record?
WBUR: America's Last Best Chance To Act On Climate
NBC News: ‘A Green Wave': Signs Point to Voters Demanding Action on Climate Change
Going into the midterm elections, few candidates made the warming planet a keystone of their campaigns despite devastating fires and storms that scientists say have been worsened by carbon pollution. Climate change has typically been low on voters’ lists of priorities.
Living On Earth: The Environmental Voting Gap
New Green Strategy: Change The Electorate, Not The Election
The Guardian: 'We Need Some Fire': Climate Change Activists Issue Call To Arms for Voters
Climate Connections: Mobilizing an Army of Environmental Voters
Think Progress: A 'Jaw-Dropping' 15 Million Super-Environmentalists Don't Vote In The Midterms