A photo from the People’s Climate March in 2014. By South Bend Voice
  • November 17 2017
  • Press

HuffPost: Early Signs That 2018 Will Be The Year Of The Climate Voter

It’s hard to believe, but the 2018 election cycle is already here. The 2017 campaign lawn signs haven’t come down yet, but pundits are already calling the November 7th results a harbinger of Democratic victories to come in 2018.

Nathaniel Stinnett served as a political adviser and consultant to campaigns and nonprofits for more than a decade before founding the Environmental Voter Project.
  • October 7 2017
  • Press

Huffington Post: This Man Is Building An 'Army Of Environmental Super Voters' To Rival The NRA In Turnout

Dismayed by how low environmental concerns like climate change, pollution and pipelines rank on surveys of voter priorities, Stinnett founded the nonpartisan Environmental Voter Project three years ago on the hunch that a substantial number of people care about environmental issues and are registered to vote, but don't show up on Election Day.
Why Environmentalists Can't Afford To Wait Until 2018
  • September 10 2017
  • Press

EcoWatch: Why Environmentalists Can't Afford To Wait Until 2018

Many despondent environmentalists are turning their focus to the 2018 midterms as their only chance to get a seat at the policy-making table. That is a big mistake.
Environmentalists Tend To Have Bad Voting Records - And Lie About It
  • August 23 2017
  • Press

WBUR: Environmentalists Tend To Have Bad Voting Records - And Lie About It

The word "environmentalist" usually conjures up an image of passionate activists ready to hold their leaders and community accountable for responsible environmental practices.
Sign the pledge: I will vote in every election!
  • August 2 2017
  • Blog posts

Sign the pledge: I will vote in every election!

Environmentalists need to start voting...and we need to start now.

Trump Climate Decision Could Wake "Sleeping Lion" That Is Environmental Voters
  • May 31 2017
  • Blog posts

Trump Climate Decision Could Wake "Sleeping Lion" That Is Environmental Voters

Statement from Environmental Voter Project Founder Nathaniel Stinnett on President Trump's Reported Decision To Pull The United States Out of the Paris Climate Accord.

Environmental Voter Project Gets Stunning First Year Results
  • March 28 2017
  • Blog posts

Environmental Voter Project Gets Stunning First Year Results

The Boston-based nonprofit that uses data analytics and behavioral science to identify non-voting environmentalists and turn them into consistent voters has just released the results from its first year of mobilizations.

Environmental Voter Project - 2016 Impact Report
  • March 28 2017
  • Blog posts

Environmental Voter Project - 2016 Impact Report

You wanted results. We gave you results. The Environmental Voter Project is thrilled to release our first Annual Impact Report.

Approximately 20.1 million self-identified environmentalists are registered to vote, but only 4.2 million of them voted in the 2014 midterm elections. Photo: Beth Wald/Aurora Photos
  • March 9 2017
  • Press

Outside Magazine: We Need an NRA for Nature

It's time to build an NRA for nature, an environmental conservation force comparable to the nation's powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association. A force capable of striking fear into the heart of, say, any climate-change-denying politician - Republican, Democrat, or Independent.
Marching is Good. Voting is Better.
  • March 5 2017
  • Blog posts

Marching is Good. Voting is Better.

"Resistance" will be futile if those horrified by Trump's agenda don't commit themselves to becoming consistent voters in the future. Even if Trump loses in 2020, another right-wing reactionary will come down the pike sooner rather than later, and only sustained progressive turnout will prevent the next Trump from seizing power.

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