Greening Up My Act
For skeptics of sustainable products, learn how to spot greenwashing in the wild. This sustainability podcast is hosted by two marketing writers — Kat and Tiff — who reveal the sneaky tactics brands use so you can avoid getting tricked by green hooey.
Greening Up My Act
Can Your Vote Impact Green Policies?
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Kat Cox & Tiffany Verbeck
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Episode 64
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Does voting really matter to U.S. policy? A lot of people in our country feel like voting is pointless. Join Tiff & Kat in exploring if that's really true.
Sources:
- U.S. News & World Report: How Many People Didn’t Vote in the 2024 Election? https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-11-15/how-many-people-didnt-vote-in-the-2024-election
- The Guardian: Why Eligible Voters Did Not Vote https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/13/why-eligible-voters-did-not-vote
- Princeton Quarterly Journal of Economics: Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? https://www.princeton.edu/~davidlee/wp/voterspolicies.pdf
- NonprofitVOTE: The Benefits of Voting https://www.nonprofitvote.org/resource/benefits-voting/
- Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research: State elections, policy choices, and accountability: https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/policy-brief/state-elections-policy-choices-and-accountability
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Intro
Sources
Local elections are more important than presidential elections
Pressuring legislators can push their policy stances
People who vote are more engaged in their communities
What can you do about voting?
Make voting cool again
Get informed on your local government
Contact your legislators
Run for office
Act locally
Yes, your vote matters
Next week: Start local
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