Nathaniel Stinnett: Climate Disruption Is a Homicide, Not a Suicide (Bonus Episode)

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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According to one recent survey, Americans think about climate change more than abortion, immigration, or gun violence. And yet, while they care deeply about the issue, they don’t see it as a political issue. When asked by the Environmental Voter Project what actions should be taken to rein in climate disruption, those surveyed suggest taking small, personal steps, like recycling, over broader, political action, as they do with other top-of-mind issues. Where does this disconnect come from? And what will it take to shift the narrative from the personal to the political? Guest: Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.6	In last week's episode, we featured an interview with Nathaniel Stennett, founder and executive
1:02.3	director of the Environmental Voter Project.
1:05.2	The organization has a new survey that sheds some light onto why many people think of climate
1:10.4	solutions as individual
1:11.9	actions and not push for systemic change. For our pod audience, we're dropping this extended
1:18.1	version of Austin-Cologne's conversation with Nathaniel Stennett. They also cover how the redistricting
1:23.6	race is changing the outlook for the midterm elections and what the new survey means for climate conscious voters.
1:33.7	Your latest survey shows that Americans think about climate change more than abortion, immigration, or gun violence.
1:41.7	Those are all issues that drive people to vote, and yet less than one-fifth of people see political solutions to reigning in climate pollution. I just wonder why they don't view climate as a political issue.
1:55.5	Yeah, it's, first of all, I could hear the frustration in your question, and I'm frustrated too, Austin.
2:01.5	Believe me, like, what is going on here for God's sake?
2:05.0	Well, I think it's pretty clear that a lot of it has to do with a very sophisticated and long-running PR campaign from the fossil fuel industry.
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