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.
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.
“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.
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.
A new report from the Environmental Voter Project claims to have identified a hidden voting bloc in nine states: low-propensity environmental voters.
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.
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.
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).
HuffPost: The ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Is Growing, And Marching On City Hall
Nathaniel Stinnett launched the Environmental Voter Project in 2015 to resolve a simple but enormously important contradiction. Polls found a vast majority of Americans understood climate change and wanted the government to act. And while millions of those people were registered to vote, many never cast ballots.
Climate change emerged as a front-burner issue in every state so far in this Democratic presidential primary season, in ways difficult to fathom only a few years ago.
WGBH News: How Important Is Climate Change In the New Hampshire Primary?
The Guardian: More U.S. Voters Than Ever Care About Climate - But Will They Go To The Polls?
Environmental issues tend to fall through the cracks in American politics, where they are often ignored, belittled or even denied by politicians. Yet this familiar political climate, much like Earth's climate, is more changeable than it might seem.
Buzzfeed News: Forget About The Climate Deniers. It’s The Climate Liars We Need To Stop.
The international scientific community is shouting from the rooftops that we have just 11 years to act to avert climate catastrophe. Yet it often seems like nobody is listening — climate denial thrives, and politicians are doubling down on fossil fuels in the face of a global emergency.
Huffpost: The Group Raising An NRA-Style ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Is Expanding
Greentech Media: The Environmental Voter Problem
The Revelator: Can The Environmental Movement Carry A 'Green Wave' Into 2020?