Time to put down the summer reading for some summer writing! Now is the time to ratchet up our campaign against offshore drilling and in support of clean energy solutions that advance alternative energy production and greater energy efficiency, put America back to work with good jobs, put our economy back on the path to prosperity, end our dangerous dependence on fossil fuels, and fight global warming. And one of the best and easiest ways to do so, is by writing a short but sweet letter to the editor.

For instance, you can pick any one of our ten reasons why offshore drillng is wrong for Virginia and develop that further in your letter. The Sierra Club also offers these sample letters. Click here to read other great LTEs finding publication in either the Daily Press or Virginian-Pilot.

We need this very important issue front and center. Folks have got to learn that drilling off our coast may sound like a solution, but it only makes our problem worse. Your personal appeal in the form of an LTE really helps! Read the rest of this entry »