Minnesota Statewide Media Project
Citizen's Climate Lobby
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Background
Background
Starting in 2021 with our first Minnesota Statewide LTE Project, this website has been an essential tool for CCL volunteers writing letters to the editor in our state. In 2025, CCL launched its Statewide Media project to help power up media efforts throughout each state. This website is being expanded to support the project and to assist both new and experienced volunteers engaging in all types of media efforts for CCL. While primarily focused on LTEs and op-eds, information about social media and working directly with media outlets will be incorporated.
Our Goals
Create a "one-stop shop" for writing letters and op-eds on climate in Minnesota
Provide resources for engaging in social media and working directly with media outlets (working with climate journalists, pitching news stories, writing press releases, interviews).
Build political will in Minnesota for climate solutions favored by Citizens' Climate Lobby
Raise awareness of the Citizens' Climate Lobby and attract new volunteers
Ready to Write a Letter to the Editor?
Ready to Write a Letter to the Editor?
Decide on a newspaper for your LTE. Great resources include the Minnesota Newspapers Directory and the Minnesota Newspapers Association Member Directory. The newspaper can be a print publication, a newspaper that has both print and online editions, or an online-only newspaper. See our lists of the largest MN papers and smaller papers known to print climate LTEs.
Write your letter. See LTE Resources for timely topic ideas, suggestions for effective LTEs, and examples of published LTEs. Pay attention to editor guidelines for LTEs (deadlines, maximum words, residency guidelines).
Submit your letter. You can submit LTEs to more than one newspaper at once, for op-eds submit only one at a time.
If your letter is published--HURRAH! Be sure to record your LTE in the Action Tracker on the CCL Community website.
Thanks to our past LTE HEROES!
Thanks to our past LTE HEROES!
Mark Cannon • Cheryl Campbell • Richard Dahl • Roger Day • Claudia Egelhoff • Dave Ellison • Ronald Erickson • Pat Fettes • Erika Gilsdorf • Katya Gordon • Ed Hahn • Mary Haltvick • Laura Haule • Dave Homans • Earl Knutson and the Willmar Area Climate Action Group • Polly Merhar • Beth Monke • Michael Overend • Judith Thimke • Paul Thompson • Mark Wasson • Patrick Welle • Susan Wehrenberg • Howard White • MN West Suburbs Chapter
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