Hooray! You’re an … investigator.

Investigators like you play the crucial role of exposing both the problems we face and the solutions! Some of our favorite Investigator traits: 

• Reading, inquiring, and learning constantly.
• Researching facts questions, issues and stories thoroughly until the entire picture is clear.
• Asking the hard questions and finding the sometimes-dark truths, even when it’s challenging and uncomfortable.

Here are just a few ways you might be taking action:

• Attending a panel or watching a documentary.
• Organizing a trash cleanup and brand audit - where you pick up litter while recording valuable data.
• Researching corporations, plastics and fossil fuel companies, and/or front groups. Seeing where the money flows and how they lobby to influence politicians, or which policies they are supporting or opposing in your area. Then sharing your findings with journalists and policymakers.
• Writing Letters to the Editor in your local newspaper about issues that are important to you.

Notable Investigators who have done awesome things to find truth and change the world:

• Ian James, journalist who broke the Nestle/BlueTriton Story
• Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics and former EPA regional administrator
• Anna Sacks, NYC waste and circularity expert, and environmental influencer
• Rachel Carson, scientist and author
• Rollie Williams, comedian, writer, and host of Climate Town videos
• Wilma Subra, chemist and environmentalist

Look out for our emails to learn how you can get involved and join the Changemaker Community!