Unhappy? Feel that our government should be doing things differently? Ticked off at the people who should be concerned for our safety but instead are only concerned about helping the big corporations?
Me too! What to do now? How about writing a letter? Or a few?
I know, I know. It seems like your one measly letter won't do much to save our planet or our children's future, but if a whole bunch of us write one measly letter... well, we may at least start to have an impact.
When the government tried to change organic standards in the 1990's to allow food fertilized with toxic sludge and irradiated foods to be considered as organically grown, consumers swamped the government with lots and lots of letters and actually persuaded them to keep organic standards somewhat pure. That means that if enough of us care, and tell the government that we care, then maybe they will actually do something about it! Obama is working for change, so now is the time to tell the government what our concerns are.
To write the big man Obama, go to:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/
To write your senators, representatives or other government officials, a quick google search will give you all the info you need. Most should have a web page where you can directly email then a letter with your concerns.
I recently wrote a letter voicing my concerns about genetically modified foods, and just sent the same letter (with a few changes) to several government representatives. So one little letter can get your voice out to several important people.
It is OUR government ("of the people", people) so let's help them make it a government that works for us.
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