The Campaign Strategist

• How Activists Stopped Fracking in NY—And What We Can Learn From It

  In this episode of The Campaign Strategist, Rich Schrader and Kate Sinding Daly take us inside the eight-year campaign that led New York to ban fracking—making it the first state with significant gas deposits to stop the practice. Rich is the Director of New York Government Affairs at NRDC. At the time, Kate was Senior Attorney and Deputy Director of NRDC’s New York Program. She is now Vice President of Law and Policy at the Conservation Law Foundation.They share how their team, alongside grassroots allies, built public pressure, commissioned polling the state couldn’t ignore, and demanded scientific and moral accountability from their own movement.Find and subscribe:Substack and your favorite platforms.Contact: [email protected] us on LinkedIn and Bluesky

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• The Art of Organizing Clean Businesses with Bob Keefe

  What happens when clean energy jobs face a political headwind—and how can business leaders fight back? In this episode of The Campaign Strategist, Bob Keefe of E2 joins Pete for a two-part conversation. First, they discuss how the Trump administration’s attacks on clean energy are stalling billions in investment and job creation. Then, they rewind to Bob’s original interview about the strategies E2 uses to mobilize unexpected messengers—businesspeople—for climate advocacy. If you want to understand how economic arguments win policy fights, this one’s for you.Learn more about E2: https://e2.org/Find and subscribe:Substack and your favorite platforms.Contact: [email protected] us on LinkedIn and Bluesky

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• Why Democrats Are Losing the Working Class | Chuck Rocha Explains

  Political strategist and labor organizer Chuck Rocha, founder of Solidarity Strategies, joins Pete Altman on The Campaign Strategist to talk about why progressives are losing touch with working-class voters—and how to fix it. From his start as a teenage union steward in Texas to running Latino outreach for Bernie Sanders, Chuck shares hard-won lessons on strategy, cultural competency, and building lasting political power.About Chuck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-rocha-476a6276Solidarity Strategies: https://www.solidaritystrategies.com/Find and subscribe:Substack and your favorite platforms.Contact: [email protected] us on LinkedIn and Bluesky

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• The Art of Prep and Story with Melissa Waage

  On this week’s pod, I had the joy of talking with the wonderful Melissa Waage — a brilliant strategist, long-time environmental advocate, and now VP of Advocacy & Engagement at Sandy Hook Promise.We dig into campaign strategy fundamentals, what it really takes to move decision-makers, why preparation and storytelling matter so much, and how to keep people engaged even through long, hard fights (looking at you, Inflation Reduction Act!). Plus, Melissa shares the best piece of advice she ever got and why self-care matters for campaigners.Sandy Hook Promise: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/Find and subscribe:Substack and your favorite platforms.Contact: [email protected] us on LinkedIn and Bluesky

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• Leadership and long-term thinking with Mark Magaña

  Environmentalist, strategist and leader Mark Magaña joins The Campaign Strategist to talk about the need for long-term vision and investments in growing progressive political power, how to think like a White House staffer when asking them for help, and his approach to building up the infrastructure of the movement. Mark is the Founding President & CEO of GreenLatinos, a co-founder of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition, and serves on the boards of the League of Conservation Voters, Green 2.0, and the Children’s Environmental Health Network.Find and subscribe:Substack and your favorite platforms.Contact: [email protected] us on LinkedIn and Bluesky

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