Contact The Media
Helping us educate the media on these issues is also extremely important. Raising the level of awareness on how we can avoid an energy crisis needs to obtain frequent and factually correct coverage in all forms of media (television, radio, print, and Internet).
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The search tool provided here allows you to find contact information for media outlets in your area. Please feel free to share the ELA website with your local media, write them an editorial, or just send them a note so that they understand how important solving our energy issues is to you.
Not Sure What To Write?
Here is a sample letter to get you started. Contact the media today and let them know how important solving the energy crisis is to you!
Sample Letter
(Date)
Name of Media/Department Head
New Station or Newspaper Name
Address
City, State and Zip Code
Dear (Insert Name),
Every resident of the United States today faces economic instability, environmental degradation and compromised national security-all due to continued reliance on oil to meet our energy needs. Yet we remain unable to break our oil addiction, and we are woefully uninformed about necessary steps toward a responsible and sustainable national energy policy! As a media resource and information provider, you play a key role in catalyzing America’s response.
As a (viewer/reader) of yours, I hope to see stories not only about the energy crisis, but also about potential energy alternatives, political policy solutions, and ways the general public can get involved. The media can make a great difference toward remedying the lack of understanding about our looming energy crisis, and in motivating the public to get the information it needs in order to make policy change possible!
As Thomas Jefferson said at the outset of our country’s edemocratic experiment, “An informed democracy will act responsibly.” With Jefferson, we are counting on you to help inform and equip citizens with the information we need by covering the many aspects of energy policy. For a non-partisan, non-profit source on energy issues and policy options, we commend to you www.energyliteracy.org.
Thank you for your engagement with this issue.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Address
You can also download this letter to the Media in a Word Document format.
