Report: The Hidden Potential of Green Voters in Red States
The Environmental Voter Project (EVP) today released new research highlighting the latent political power of environmental voters in 12 traditionally purple and red states – AK, AZ, FL, GA, IA, KS, LA, NE, NV, NC, PA, and TX.
Join us on Earth Week to learn about our postcarding effort and to mobilize low propensity voters in Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, and Florida!
Louisiana Lefty: Environmental Superpower with Nathaniel Stinnett
EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett speaks with Louisiana Lefty host Lynda Woolard to share the exciting news that the nonpartisan, nonprofit EVP is expanding their work into Louisiana!.
The New Republic: Five Ways to Force Washington to Pass Better Climate Policies
The Environmental Voter Project’s work is called out by The New Republic in a list of ways to push the federal government to pass better climate policies
NBC News: Seeking motivated voters, an environment-focused nonprofit turns to red states
The Environmental Voter Project said they see an opportunity to bridge the partisan gap, noting that many Republican-led states are home to some of the worst climate-fueled impacts — and potentially the most significant opportunities for reform.
HuffPost: A Million-Strong ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Seeks New Recruits In 2 Red States
The Environmental Voter Project is expanding to Louisiana and Nebraska ahead of key state elections.
My Views Are My Own: The Environmental Voter Project with Nathaniel Stinnett
EVP Founder and Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett joins Doug McDonald of the My Views Are My Own podcast to discuss how EVP was created, why some environmentalists don't vote, and why some people consider the environment to be a partisan issue.
NPR - Living On Earth: Green Voters Help Democrats
EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett joins Living on Earth Host Steve Curwood to take a look at the impact of environmentally focused voters at the ballot box during the midterm election season.
Daily Kos - Groups like the Environmental Voter Project see early voting success in Georgia runoff
The Environmental Voter Project found just one day before Georgia's runoff that more than 40% of environmentalists identified by the group had already cast their ballots.
Climate Change is more Polarizing than Abortion...So now what?
The science is settled and the stakes couldn't be higher, but huge numbers of Americans still deny climate change and now it's getting harder for the rest of us to change their minds.
The Easiest Way to Fight Climate Change
Climate change is big and scary...and sometimes it's hard to figure out how we, as individuals, can fight against something so enormous. But there's one thing that each of us can do today.
5 States Where Environmental Voters Could Have a Huge Impact in 2016
Elections are decided by the people who actually show up...and environmentalists don't always show up. Using big data analytics, predictive modeling, and public voter files, the Environmental Voter Project has discovered that 15.78 million environmentalists don't vote in mid-term elections, and a whopping 10.1 million didn't even vote in the 2012 Presidential election.
The Environmental Voter Project is partnering with Vote for Home, a great new video project where well-known musicians and artists discuss the importance of voting as a way to address the impacts of climate change.
It Only Takes 14 Minutes to Fight Climate Change
Imagine if 15 million environmentalists decided to take 14 minutes and vote next Election Day. It could change everything.
The 2016 Elections That Nobody's Talking About
Tens of millions of Americans will also have the opportunity to vote for a new mayor in 2016.
Paris Gives Us Climate Hope. Voting Will Give Us Climate Results.
It wasn't just in Paris. People from around the world began celebrating on Saturday evening as officials from more than 190 countries agreed to a landmark global deal to address climate change.
HuffPost: ‘Dormant’ Climate Voters Could Swing Elections In Key States, New Poll Suggests
Driving the voters who rarely cast ballots to turn out may be the trick to bringing climate hawks off the sidelines.
The Hill: Climate movement must stop hoping for political heroes
EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett wrote an Op-Ed for The Hill in response to the recent announcement that Senator Joe Manchin will not support climate change legislation.
EVP Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett spoke with Boston Public Radio about the recent West Virginia v EPA Supreme Court decision and the role that EVP is playing in getting non-voting environmentalists to change their ways.
The Environmental Voter Project wants to turn infrequent voters who care about the environment into a force that can swing elections.
WBUR: What Voter Suppression in Places like Texas means for the Climate
Voters who care about climate change are also most likely to be hurt by voter suppression laws, writes Nathaniel Stinnett.
theSkimm: What Your Vote in the Midterms Can Mean for Climate Change
4 (Solvable) Reasons We're Losing The Fight Against Climate Change.
Nathaniel Stinnett talked about efforts to increase voting numbers among environmentalists. Stinnett is founder and executive director of the Environmental Voter Project.
Important Not Important Podcast: Peer Pressure Works
Over the past few years, more and more voters have cited “action on climate” as a reason for voting the way they do. But lots of voters who are registered, and even those who do vote in presidential elections – don’t turn out for midterms.
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.
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.