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August 2020 - A distressingly large number of people who are seriously concerned about the environment turn out not to register and not to vote. The Environmental Voter Project aims to significantly change this. It works to first identify non-voting environmentalists and then turn them into consistent activists and voters. To date, they have personally contacted over 4 million US environmentalists who are potential new voters.
The problem is politicians listen to voters, and if environmental issues are a low priority for voters, they will be a low priority for policy makers. Yet, polls show that tens of millions of Americans strongly prioritize progressive environmental policies—the real problem is that too many of them do not vote. Indeed, even in recent nation-wide elections, over 15 million identifiable environmentalists have stayed at home on Election Day.
The key to getting powerful environmental policies in place might not be to persuade more Americans to be environmentalists; it may be as simple as getting more of our existing environmentalists to vote. The Environmental Voter Project is a new, powerful concept that (1) uses analytics to identify inactive environmentalists, and (2), applies targeted cutting-edge technology to turn them into registered voters.
TAKE ACTION: Across the country, the Environmental Voter Project is running sophisticated Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns with canvassers, phone-banks, text-banks, and direct mail. Their messages are specifically designed to get non-registered environmentalists to register and then to vote—specifically to vote for candidates who will protect the environment. We encourage you to become part of and support their efforts.
CONTACT: The Environmental Voter Project
- Web: org - Scroll way down the page and click, “Get Involved”
- Tel: (952) 992-9393
Multiply this Message: Write a letter to the editor about this important & timely issue. This is a powerful way to educate and mobilize others.
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