Benji Backer: Biography and Latest Articles

Biography

Benji Backer is a 19 year-old conservative leader and president/founder of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), a nationwide nonprofit organization. The ACC focuses on giving conservatives a voice by providing beneficial, free-market, and limited government approaches to environmental issues. Most importantly, the ACC is a long-awaited organization that allows conservatives to engage in environmental discussions again.

Benji is a former columnist for FreedomWorks, TheBlaze, RedState, IJReview, and CNBC.com. He's a sophomore at the University of Washington, a proud cheesehead, and an avid Wisconsin sports fan.

Website: www.acc.eco Twitter: @BenjiBacker, @ACC_National

Articles

Proposition 12 Isn’t Just a Food Issue, It’s a National Security Issue

By Benji Backer

When it comes to American security in the twenty-first century, there is nothing more important than how we are protecting ...

August 04, 2022

The GOP’s Behind-the-Scenes Environmentalism

By Benji Backer

“The Republican Party values polluter wealth over public health,” according to The Guardian of London. NPR’s Boston affiliate tells us the conservative movement ...

October 18, 2018

The EPA Needs A Culture Change

By Benji Backer

The following is by Ronnie Thompson of the American Conservation Coalition Nearly fifty years ago, President Nixon and a bipartisan coalition ...

July 23, 2018

It's Time for Conservatives to Address Environmental Issues

By Benji Backer

It’s no secret—conservatives have fallen behind on environmental issues for the past decade. In issues like clean energy and conservation, ...

June 18, 2018

Conservatives Must Engage on Environmental Issues--This Group Thinks They Know How

By Benji Backer

“It’s we Conservatives who are not merely friends of the Earth — we are its guardians and trustees for generations ...

September 06, 2017

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