Voter returning a mail ballot
  • February 18 2022
  • Press

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.

An election worker at a polling location in Hermon, Maine.
  • January 28 2022
  • Press

Yahoo News: Climate Change Activists Look to Increase Voter Turnout in 2022 and Beyond

When engineering geologist Betsy Mathieson, 66, thought about her retirement, she imagined putting her scientific expertise to use by volunteering for an environmentalist organization like the Sierra Club. But when the U.S. elected climate change denier Donald Trump president in 2016, she decided to retire early to volunteer on increasing voter turnout.

A photo of Pike County, Georgia's District Attorney building.
  • December 16 2021
  • Blog posts

Why a National Environmental Group Got Involved in a Small Georgia DA's Race

At the end of 2020, the world turned its eyes to Georgia, where two US Senate races were going to runoff elections on January 5th. These races would ultimately decide control of the US Senate, and a stunning $937 million were spent before Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff each claimed victory.

Mollee Sullivan canvassing for the Environmental Voter Project
  • October 21 2021
  • Blog posts

“I'm going to strap this baby to my chest and go save the world”: An EVP Volunteer Profile

How do you build connections with voters in the middle of a pandemic? According to Mollee, you show up at their door.

Mollee Sullivan, a star volunteer for the Environmental Voter Project (EVP), has spent months canvassing around her neighborhood in Virginia getting to know potential voters. She is a veteran climate activist and volunteer, and is so committed to getting out the vote that she fits canvassing into whichever open scheduling spots she can, including to and from the farmers market or while she picks up her daughters.

GOTV in NC, AZ, NM, GA, & VA
  • September 28 2021
  • Blog posts

Sign up Today for GOTV Shifts Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

Join first-time and long-time Environmental Voter Project volunteers to call low propensity environmental voters to encrouage them to vote in Nov. 2nd elections in Virginia, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and New Mexico.

People cast votes at the Richland County Voter Registration and Elections Office on the second day of in-person absentee and early voting on Oct. 6, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images
  • July 4 2021
  • Press

Inside Climate News: Sporadic Environmental Voters Hold the Power to Shift Elections and Turn Red States Blue

A new report from the Environmental Voter Project claims to have identified a hidden voting bloc in nine states: low-propensity environmental voters.

Protesters hold placards during the Keep the Promise rally
  • April 22 2021
  • Press

WBUR Cognoscenti: So You're Serious About Climate Change: Vote In Your Local Elections

After the trauma of the 2020 election cycle, the American people would be forgiven for seeking a brief break from politics. We lived through a bitter presidential campaign, two runoff elections in Georgia to determine control of the U.S. Senate, and an armed insurrection at the Capitol, all amidst a global pandemic. It should come as no surprise that this has left voters, volunteers and donors with a serious case of election fatigue.

  • April 13 2021
  • Blog posts

Environmental Voter Project Statement on the murder of Daunte Wright

The entire Environmental Voter Project family is deeply saddened and outraged by the horrific police killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota.

2020 Impact Report cover
  • March 20 2021
  • Blog posts

Two Special Briefings on EVP's 2020 Results and Plans for 2021

We're thrilled to share our 2019 - 2020 Impact Report with you - and we're even more excited to invite you to two special briefings on the Environmental Voter Project's 2020 results & plans for 2021 (plus Q&A).

2020 Impact Report cover
  • March 19 2021
  • Blog posts

EVP's 2020 Impact Report is here!

We're thrilled to share our 2019 - 2020 Impact Report with you!

The Group Raising An NRA-Style ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Is Expanding
  • September 1 2019
  • Press

Huffpost: The Group Raising An NRA-Style ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Is Expanding

A year before the 2018 elections, Nathaniel Stinnett vowed to raise an “army of environmental super voters” to rival the National Rifle Association. His nonpartisan Environmental Voter Project ultimately persuaded 58,961 eco-conscious voters in six states to cast ballots for the first time last year.
The Environmental Voter Problem
  • August 1 2019
  • Press

Greentech Media: The Environmental Voter Problem

This week's episode of Political Climate looks at how many Americans care about climate issues, and how many of those people actually vote -- or don't.
Interview with Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project
  • June 17 2019
  • Press

My Climate Journey: Interview with Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project

Jason Jacobs (host of the My Climate Journey podcast) interviews Nathaniel Stinnett about The Environmental Voter Project.
Can The Environmental Movement Carry A 'Green Wave' Into 2020?
  • May 13 2019
  • Press

The Revelator: Can The Environmental Movement Carry A 'Green Wave' Into 2020?

Elected officials won't care about environmental issues unless environmental voters turn out to the polls.
No-Show Green Voters
  • May 3 2019
  • Press

Living On Earth: No-Show Green Voters

Nathaniel Stinnett joins Host Steve Curwood to discuss what it might mean for environmental policies if the 20 million "super-environmentalist" registered voters actually show up at the polls in greater numbers.
New Taboo: Are You Ashamed of Your Voting Record?
  • February 25 2019
  • Press

Ozy: New Taboo: Are You Ashamed of Your Voting Record?

By appealing to a voter’s idealized version of themselves — as a good citizen who makes the time to vote — campaigners can nudge people to the booth on Election Day.
America's Last Best Chance To Act On Climate
  • January 2 2019
  • Press

WBUR: America's Last Best Chance To Act On Climate

In the fight against climate change, 2020 may be the most important year any of us will live through.
What is your plan?
  • December 28 2018
  • Press

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.

The Environmental Voting Gap
  • December 7 2018
  • Press

Living On Earth: The Environmental Voting Gap

Environmental Voter Project Founder Nathaniel Stinnett joins Host Steve Curwood to discuss what it might mean for environmental policies if politicians tap into the base of some 20 million ‘super-environmentalist’ registered voters.
New Green Strategy: Change The Electorate, Not The Election
  • October 22 2018
  • Press

New Green Strategy: Change The Electorate, Not The Election

It turns out that many people who care about the environment never vote. One organization is working to change that.

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