Coordinate a meeting with your state assemblymember

Who is your state assembly member?  Does he/she know how you feel about global warming? The fact of the matter is that lawmakers want to know how their constituents feel about important issues like global warming.

One of the best things you can do to work for solutions to global warming like cleaner cars and renewable energy is to schedule a meeting with your local assembly member to find out what he/she is doing on the issue and voice your support for specific legislation.

What to do:

1. Find a couple friends who would like to come to the meeting with you
2. Call Environment California to get background information on your legislator
3. Find the contact information for your state assembly member’s local office at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html.  Call the district office that is closest to where you live and explain that you are a constituent who would like to meet with your assembly member “in district” to talk about global warming.  You be asked to send the office a written letter requesting a meeting.
4. Prepare for the meeting.  Feel free to contact Environment California to find out what the latest news is on various bills.  You can reach Jason Barbose at jason [at] environmentcalifornia.org or at (916) 446-8062 x102.
5. Have your meeting.  A good agenda would be to: (1) talk about your concern for global warming, (2) find out what your assembly member is doing on the issue, and (3) urge him/her to support specific legislation that will cut global warming pollution.
6. Report on your meeting to Environment California.  Information and insight you gain from your meeting can be very helpful.