Could this 'Army of Environmental Super Voters' Sway Swing States?
  • October 30 2020
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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.

Could Environmental Voters Tip The Scales In 2020?
  • October 22 2020
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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?

Get Out The Environmental Vote
  • October 20 2020
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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.

Why Voting Rights are Climate Rights: Two experts talk GOTV
  • October 12 2020
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Grist: Why Voting Rights are Climate Rights: Two experts talk GOTV

The jury is in: Most Americans agree that climate change is a problem and would like to see the government do more to reduce carbon and protect our air and water. So, you might ask, why isn’t the government doing more to reduce carbon and protect our air and water?

"Systemic Racism Subsidizes The Fossil Fuel Economy"
  • October 8 2020
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Cooler Earth Podcast: "Systemic Racism Subsidizes The Fossil Fuel Economy"

As the climate crisis continues to climb as a top concern for likely voters in the U.S., the Cooler Earth Podcast sat down with Sara Singh of the Sunrise Movement, and Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project to understand the growing impact of climate and environmental justice in electoral politics.

The Climate Voters Are Coming
  • September 25 2020
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WBUR: The Climate Voters Are Coming

The era of the climate voter has arrived. This may be news to people who haven’t tuned into politics since 2016, but these are the facts: climate change is now a top-3 voter priority, climate voters are turning out in unprecedented numbers, and battle-ground state voters of all stripes are deeply concerned about the climate crisis.

Enviros Don't Vote (Enough)
  • September 6 2020
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Podship Earth: Enviros Don't Vote (Enough)

The Environmental Voter Project's Executive Director, Nathaniel Stinnett, joins Jared Blumenfeld's award-winning Podship Earth to discuss the environmental movement's enormous latent political power, and why we need to start voting like our lives depend on it.

Saving The Earth One Vote at a Time
  • September 2 2020
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Be The Change Podcast: Saving The Earth One Vote at a Time

Environmentalists are known for their passion. Millions have marched, thousands skipped school in protest and organizations like Sunrise Movement are pushing policy on the US Presidential candidates - but are they actually voting?

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.

  • December 27 2016
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WBUR: Why Don't Environmentalists Vote?

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.
Research for Change.
  • December 12 2016
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Boston College News: Research for Change

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.
Post-Election Breakdown with Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project.
  • December 7 2016
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Eyes On Conservation: Post-Election Breakdown with Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project

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.
  • November 22 2016
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Grist: Environmental Leaders on Hope and Progress in the Age of Trump

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.
Environmentalists Don't Vote. This Man Will Change That With Big Data
  • November 8 2016
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Inc. Magazine: Environmentalists Don't Vote. This Man Will Change That With Big Data

He'd always been aware of a disconnect between how the majority of Americans feel about protecting the environment, and the way voters and politicians prioritize environmental issues. Seeing the data, he suddenly understood something disturbing: Environmentalists don't vote.
  • September 20 2016
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MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative Interviews Nathaniel Stinnett

Stinnett sat down with Environmental Solutions Initiative staff to discuss the Environmental Voter Project's research and mobilization work.
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  • August 24 2016
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Eyes On Conservation: Nathaniel Stinnett Explains Why Voting Is The Highest Form of Environmental Citizenship

If you're frustrated or perplexed by the marginal role that environmental issues almost always play in our elections - listen to this episode.
  • July 18 2016
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Grist: If you care about climate change, why aren't you voting?

Using data from the Environmental Voter Project, Grist has produced a great video on why it's so important for environmentalists to vote.
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  • May 2 2016
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Our EveryAction Hero: The Environmental Voter Project

EveryAction's hero this month has one unique way of building the world they want: by getting environmentalists to go out and vote.
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  • April 26 2016
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Campaigns & Elections: The Science Behind Turning Out Environmental Voters

Gone are the days of targeting broad demographic groups who might swing an election. Now, data analytics and predictive modeling allow us to identify individual voters according to which candidates those voters are likely to support and which issues they’re likely to prioritize.

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