Ethan Buckner

Ethan directs Earthworks’ Energy Program, leading our team of technical experts, campaigners, and advocates to advance a just and equitable phase-out of oil, gas, and petrochemical development. Ethan previously acted as Earthworks’ Senior Manager for Energy Infrastructure, working alongside frontline communities to oppose the development of harmful oil, gas, and petrochemical infrastructure projects along the US Gulf Coast and in Appalachia.

Before joining Earthworks in 2017, Ethan served as Senior Organizer at Stand.earth, leading successful grassroots campaigns that stopped numerous proposed oil train facilities in California. Ethan brings a deep passion for movement building, grassroots organizing, and social and environmental justice to Earthworks. For nearly the past two decades, Ethan has organized a wide range of movements focused on climate justice, mass incarceration and police violence, economic inequality, migrant justice, and ending the occupation of Palestine.

Ethan was raised outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he developed a passion for the outdoors, songwriting, and troublemaking. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 2013 and graduated from frigid winters by promptly moving to California. He lives in Venice Beach, on occupied Tongva land in Los Angeles.

You can find Ethan surfing, cycling, hiking, or plucking his guitar outside of Earthworks. He is a singer/songwriter, performer, and curator. You can find his music here. 

Contact:

Email: ebuckner [at] earthworks [dot] org
Phone: 202-887-1872 x127
Twitter: @ethanbuckner
Location: Los Angeles, CA on occupied Tongva land