# Stand Up to Big Oil: Attend a Town Hall Meeting

*Published:* 2009-08-12
*Author:* Keith Gaby

Why should you go to a Congressional town hall meeting and stand up for strong action on clean energy?

Because, according to the *Wall Street Journal*, the American Petroleum Institute, [the lobbying group for Big Oil, is organizing their troops](http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/08/11/lobby-groups-to-use-town-hall-tactics-to-oppose-climate-bill/) to pack town hall meetings.

Apparently, they admired the work of the anti-health insurance reform protesters, so they’re spending some of their billions in profits to make congressmen believe Americans don’t want clean energy. As we wrote earlier, [most Americans DO support clean energy](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/08/12/new-poll-americans-like-the-clean-energy-bill/). But that won’t matter if our elected officials don’t hear from our side, too.

So please [see where your representatives are holding a town hall ](<http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=45837 >)meeting, and go stand up for clean energy.

If there isn’t a town hall in your area, you can still weigh in. [Call your Senator’s office](http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=44728) and tell them how you feel.

Whichever way you speak up, the point is the same — Big Oil is trying to manufacture a picture of Americans that just isn’t true. And we don’t have to let them.