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.
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.

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.
Environmental Voting Project canvasser Heleena Mathew spoke with a Green Street resident. JOHN BLANDING/BOSTON GLOBE
  • November 1 2015
  • Press

Boston Globe: Group’s goal is to get non-voters to the polls

As the Boston City Council election nears, clipboard-toting canvassers are busy stumping for their chosen candidate, working to get out the vote in a low-key race. But an environmental group now door-knocking in the neighborhoods isn’t trying to get anyone elected. Instead, the group is hoping to persuade inconsistent voters — the kind political campaigns typically ignore — to simply head to the polls.

  • October 22 2015
  • Press

Nature: Climate policy: US environmentalists must turn out to vote

Democracy is crucial in the fight against global warming, attributing the inadequate response of most democracies to an overall lack of public engagement. Our findings at the Environmental Voter Project indicate that a contributory factor could be a lamentably low turnout by environmentalist voters.

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