Fracking: Lobbying Blog Post #4
In order to communicate my issue and the message I want to spread, I specifically have to aim my efforts at my senator, my house representative, and my mayor in order for them to support my cause. Most of my effort and actions have come from EarthJustice, and their movement against fracking. Their goal is to find out a different route and their belief is that there is always a different approach other than fracking. They say that they are basically "Earth's good lawyer" and aim toward a better future for the Earth. They also have many other campaigns, not just fracking. The site has a whole page dedicated to giving you some ways and steps that you can take if you want to play a role. I've subrscibed to their site ever since the lobbying project started, and I get any new information and news on fracking. EarthJustice gave me many options in joining the movement against fracking. I've done the many things that EarthJustice has advocated for me to do. On their website, they even provide a citizen a tip guide and the appropriate steps you as a citizen can take.
As for me, I have done extensive research and attempted a few of the possible options provided to me.
- EarthJustice urged citizens to build up alliances and demonstrate public support; get people power. On their website, EarthJustice asked members and non-members to sign a petition against fracking. The first thing I did was sign the public petition that would be aimed specifically at Tom Corbett and I even proceeded to share it on Facebook and Email. A great step is to spread the word, and I have shared it several times. Basically since many people are on Facebook a lot, a great way to spread the word would be through there. I also prepare to send out an email to all SLA students to sign the petition and join the movement in this easy, quick, simple way that may have a large impact.
- I wasn't going to stop there. Instead of doing only what was provided to me on the website, I also made a petition of my own directed against fracking, and when the break is over, I prepare to get friends, family, and SLA to sign it. The more petitions, and the more people that sign it, the merrier. I even went on to go online and find many other petitions that I could sign such as Food&WaterWatch and many others.
- Also, I plan to call my senators about the movement and leave a message. I plan on covering the main points I want to convey, and many people have suggested using a script so that there are not many ums and uhs, so I have started writing the script. On top of that, you can use email, and that would be a good way to use the script to my advantage and ask people to send an email with the script pasted in. Also contacting my senator Christine Tartaglione would be a great idea on my part, so I found a website that I could contact her, put in my words/concerns, and hopefully get an answer I want to hear.
In conclusion, my aim is to use petitions, emails, phone calls, and much more to convey the message. I may not have that much power, but in groups that power multiplies, and hopefully I can get many to join the cause and hopefully play a part. There are also many other ways that can get involved, and hopefully in time I can pursue those other actions.
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