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Ep 11: Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project Jun 17, 2019

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In this episode, I interview Nathaniel Stinnett, the Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project.

Nathaniel Stinnett founded the Environmental Voter Project in 2015 after over a decade of experience as a senior advisor, consultant, and trainer for political campaigns and issue-advocacy nonprofits. Hailed as a "visionary" by The New York Times, and dubbed "The Voting Guru" by Grist magazine, Stinnett is a frequent expert speaker on cutting-edge campaign techniques and the behavioral science behind getting people to vote.

He has held a variety of senior leadership and campaign manager positions on U.S. Senate, Congressional, state, and mayoral campaigns, and he sits on the Board of Advisors for MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative.

Formerly an attorney at the international law firm DLA Piper LLP, Stinnett holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Boston College Law School. He lives in Boston, MA with his wife and two daughters.

In this episode, we discuss:

Nathaniel's background in law and politics which led to him founding the Environmental Voter Project
What the Environmental Voter Project is and what kind of work they are doing
Insights into voter behavior and how it factors into climate policy
How voting records and your voting file factors into climate policy regardless of which candidate you support
The results and progress Nathaniel and his team at the Environmental Voter Project have made to date along with their future plans
Ways people can get involved with EVP and Nathaniel’s advice to those looking to join the climate fight

I hope you enjoy the show!

You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and provide suggestions for future guests or topics you'd like to see covered on the show.

Links for topics discussed in this episode:

Nathaniel’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCStinn
Environmental Voter Project: https://www.environmentalvoter.org/leadership
Environmental Voter Project: How Much Do People Lie About Voting?: https://www.environmentalvoter.org/sites/default/files/documents/how-much-do-people-lie-about-voting.pdf

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*Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant

Ep 10: Gustaf Alstromer, Partner at Y Combinator Jun 13, 2019

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In this episode, I interview Gustaf Alstromer, Partner at Y Combinator and former Product Lead of Growth at AirBnB. Prior to AirBnB, he led Growth at Voxer and was the Co-Founder and CEO of Heysan (YC W07), which was acquired by Good Technology in 2009.

In October of 2018, YC published a Request for Startups that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which YC President Sam Altman described as “the most elaborate RFS we have put out.”

Gustaf is one of the partners at YC that spends a portion of their time working with these companies that are focused on addressing climate change.

In this episode, we discuss:

Gustaf’s background in consumer tech working at AirBnB and Voxer
Where Gustaf spends most of his time at YC
The background and reason for YC’s carbon removal focused Request for Startups (RFS)
Why YC decided to focus specifically on carbon removal
Gustaf’s view on the similarities and differences between “traditional” YC companies vs climate focused companies
A few of the climate focused companies YC has invested in
What YC looks for in climate focused companies

I learned a lot about the YC model from talking with Gustaf and I hope you enjoy the show!

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