One of the greatest freedoms of citizens in a democratic society is the right to petition our government officials on matters of our concern. The quality of the environment, for ourselves and for future generations, should be of concern to all of us. Below are several links that will allow you to communicate your concerns to federal, state, and local officials. Also given below are links that will help you to become more informed about our government and our government officials.
- American Voter
- This page is brought to you by the Congressional Quarterly, a publisher specializing in political reporting. The page provides a wealth of information about members of Congress, their backgrounds, voting records, and sketches of their Congressional districts. Also available are news stories about the present and past issues before the Congress.
- Campaign Central
- This site is not devoted to environmental issues. However, the pages provide a multitude of links to government officials and offices, and to organizations involved in the US political process.
- CitizenDirect
- CitizenDirect is a direct, unfiltered, confidential link to your elected officials. The server will automatically identify your Congressional representatives by your zip code. You can compose and send an e-mail message to your representatives directly on their page.
- Congressional E-Mail Addresses
- This page note only provides the e-mail links to Congress, it also provides links to their home pages on the web. There is also an extensive set of links to related government and political web pages.
- Congress.Org
- This site allows internet users to access a complete and reliable directory of information about the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The Congressional directory page allows you to search alphabetically, by state, or by Congressional committee. You can zip code search for your Congressional representatives and send an e-mail message directly from the web page. The pages also contain helpful information on the legislative process and Congressional staff and tips on composing an e-mail message to Congress.
- Contacting the Congress
- Contacting the Congress is a listing of phone numbers, FAX numbers, electronic mail addresses and WWW/gopher homepages for members of the Congress.
- The Electronic Activist
- This site allows you to e-mail your federal representatives. It also provides links that will lead you to representatives in your state government.
- The Federal Web Locator
- The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web.
- Government Resources on the Web
- This is a very comprehensive and well organized site provided by the library of the University of Michigan. Links to federal, state, and foreign governments are provided, as well as access to a large number of documents.
- League of Conservation Voters
- The LCV is the nonpartisan political arm of the environmental movement. Their web pages have a variety of information and tools related to US politics and the environment.
- Legislative Information on the Internet
- This server maintained by the Library of Congress is one of the most extensive and useful of Federal government web sites.
- Mr. Smith E-Mails Washington
- Let lawmakers know what is on your mind by sending e-mail to members of the United States Senate, House of Representatives as well as the President and Vice President.
- The President¹s Cabinet
- This page provides links to the various Secretaries of the Cabinet and their Executive Branch agencies.
- Project Vote Smart
- Through a citizens' tool kit of free services, programs and materials, this national non- partisan, non-profit effort researches, tracks and provides to the public independent factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials. The site has other features including an introduction to how the federal government works and links to federal and state government officials and agencies.
- State and Local Governments
- This is an extensive and well organized page of links provided by the Library of Congress.
- State and Local Government on the Net
- This is an extensive and well organized page that provides links to state and local government officials and agencies.
- The United States House of Representatives
- The official web page of the U.S. House of Representatives has lots to see and learn, and of course, provides e-mail links to Representatives.
- The United States Senate
- The official web page of the U.S. Senate has lots to see and learn, and of course, provides e-mail links to Senators.
- U.S. Founding Documents
- This page contains scanned, digitized images of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. You can also do a key word search of the Constitution.
- A Virtual Tour of the Capitol
- Take a virtual tour of the United States Capitol. You can follow a room-by-room guided tour, or, if you prefer, you can wander on your own with the help of an electronic tour map.
- The White House
- Take a virtual tour of the White House. You can also send e-mail to the President and Vice-President from this page.
- Write Your Representative
- Recently, the House of Representatives has set up a WWW page called Write Your Representative which allows you to mail even those members without a public e-mail address, however you must be a constituent of a given Representative to write them.
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