Getting Involved

• Engage your representative and senator
  • Write a letter on behalf of your organization to members of Congress
  • Schedule a meeting with your Congressperson’s office to discuss RE-ENERGYSE and energy education policy
  • Invite your Congressperson to join a public event in your community related to energy and education
• Write op-eds and letters to the editor for your local newspaper, expressing your support for RE-ENERGYSE and energy education policy, and cross-post on different online news sources and blogs;

• Organize a public event in your community to highlight RE-ENERGYSE and broader energy education efforts, such as a panel discussion, or integrate RE-ENERGYSE into another upcoming event. If appropriate, invite your Congressperson;

• Gain the support of your university/college government relations office, including support for the upcoming sign-on letter for institutions of higher education, and encourage other efforts related to the university’s advocacy and public outreach;

• Write an investigatory article on energy education at your school and/or nation-wide, including an assessment of energy-related educational resources, degrees, career development opportunities, etc;

• Create a video or photo petition, conducting interviews with students, professors, and average Americans in support of RE-ENERGYSE;

• Get creative! Use creative advocacy and organizing tactics to support the effort;