# Benji Backer
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Benjamin Backer, known as "Benji," is an American environmental activist and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, an environmental organization based in Appleton, Wisconsin. Born on December 27 (1997), Backer began his career in conservative politics at a young age as a volunteer on Scott Walker's campaign and quickly rose from the Wisconsin GOP to national prominence as a FreedomWorks columnist, even speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2014.
== Environmental Activism ==
In 2017, Backer founded the American Conservation Coalition (ACC) as a response to the lack of environmental advocacy within the Republican party.
Rerun: Unifying a Partisan Nation Around Nature, with Amelia Joy and Maya Cohn
Unifying a Partisan Nation Around Nature
Nature is Nonpartisan is a bipartisan, solutions-focused coalition working to unite Americans around shared environmental goals. By fostering cross-party support for conservation and land stewardship, the organization hopes to reframe climate action as a uni…
Benji Backer: Nature is Nonpartisan
In a moment when nearly everything feels polarized, Benji Backer is trying to carve out a different path, one where caring about the natural world isn’t a partisan issue. As the founder of Nature Is Nonpartisan, he’s bringing together voices from across the political spectrum who might disagree on …
CLIMATE ONE: Benji Backer: Nature is Nonpartisan
In a moment when nearly everything feels polarized, Benji Backer is trying to carve out a different path, one where caring about the natural world isn’t a partisan issue. As the founder of Nature Is Nonpartisan, he’s bringing together voices from across the political spectrum who might disagree on …
The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Benji Backer on AI Data Centers, Big Tech & America’s Future
As artificial intelligence expands at a historic pace, massive data centers are appearing across America — but what impact are they having on our communities, resources, and way of life?
In this episode of The Tudor Dixon Podcast, Tudor sits down with Benji Backer, founder of Nature Is Nonpartisan…
ENCORE: Benji Backer and Katharine Hayhoe on Finding Common Ground
At a time when nearly everything feels polarized, Benji Backer is trying to carve out a different path, one where caring about the natural world isn’t a partisan issue. As the founder of Nature Is Nonpartisan, he’s bringing together voices from across the political spectrum who might disagree on cl…
CLIMATE ONE: Benji Backer and Katharine Hayhoe on Finding Common Ground
At a time when nearly everything feels polarized, Benji Backer is trying to carve out a different path, one where caring about the natural world isn’t a partisan issue. As the founder of Nature Is Nonpartisan, he’s bringing together voices from across the political spectrum who might disagree on cl…
Benji Backer: Saving Our Parks, Protecting Water & Reconnecting with Nature
Nikki & Brie sit down with environmentalist, author and United by Nature founder Benji Backer for a conversation about conservation, community and why protecting the planet doesn’t have to be political.
Benji opens up about becoming an activist at a young age, bringing people together across politi…
America's Rural Future: On the Olympic Peninsula with Commission members Derek Kilmer and Benji Backer
In this special edition of Reimagine Rural, Tony Pipa interviews Derek Kilmer, senior vice president, U.S. Program & Policy at The Rockefeller Foundation and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (WA-6) and Benji Backer, CEO and founder of Nature is Nonpartisan. Kilmer and Backer are m…
40 - Emily McGarvey
What does it look like to make sustainability the easy choice? In this episode of Green Collar, we sit down with Emily McGarvey, Director of Sustainability at Room & Board, to explore how she turned a career in retail and merchandising into a mission-driven role shaping the future of sustainable fu…
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