Help us get a Letter to the Editor Published in All 87 Minnesota Counties
Target Date: May 31, 2022 in time for the National CCL Conference in Washington DC!
We will present the project to our Members of Congress during Lobby Days
Our Goals
-Build political will in Minnesota for climate solutions, particularly carbon pricing with dividends
-Raise awareness of the Citizens' Climate Lobby and attract new volunteers from rural areas
-Provide a clear signal to our elected officials that Minnesota is eager to act on climate
Progress to Date (9/2021 to present):
Counties with Published Letters 87
Counties where letters are needed (see below) 0
Total Minnesota Counties 87
We reached our goal!
But don't stop there--keep the party going by writing your next LTE!
Click to Find Newspapers in any Minnesota County. Pay attention to editor guidelines for LTEs (deadlines, maximum words, residency guidelines).
Write your letter. See LTE Resources and LTE Examples for topic ideas, suggestions for effective LTEs, and examples of published LTEs.
Submit your letter. You can submit to more than one newspaper at once.
An easy way to keep track of publication is to set up a google alert for yourself. You are welcome to call newspapers to check on the status of your letter also.
When you are published--HURRAY! Email us and record in the Action Tracker. If you don't record your letter in Action Tracker, please send us the entire text of your letter so we can include it in the compilation of LTEs that we plan to present to our Members of Congress on Lobby Day!
Start your next LTE!
Thanks to our LTE HEROES!
Bruce Anderson---Laura Armstrong---Peter Berglund---Peter Bliss---Dean Borgeson—Daniel Botz---Mary Jane Brewster---George Einar Bussey---Brett Cease---Roger Day---Claudia Egelhoff---Eric Enberg---Pat Fettes---Candace Freemon---Claudia French---Erika Gilsdorf---Katya Gordon---Mary Haltvick---Stan Hilliard---Suzie Osaki Holm—Paul Knutson---Gail Larson---Jeremy Lopez---Russ Mattson---Deb McCarl—Jerry and Maureen McCarter---Kathleen Miller—Jan Mitchell---Steve Molenaar---Devora Molitor—Beth Monke---Lee Morgan—Mary Olson---Rick Olson---Janet Petri---Faith Rud---Nina Rutledge---Duncan Sibley---Richard Skarie---Mary Ann Starus---Robert Teriba---Judith Thimke---Susan Wehrenberg---Bruce West---Howard White
