Ask your close group of FReeper friends if they have called their Congressman and Senator about this issue in the past month. Odds are you will find them saying, “No”. Like good sheep, they are waiting for someone else to step in front and assume the leadership position.
Telephone calls backed up with emails always have been the most effective method that I know of.
I go down the list of Alaska politicians and elected officials and find that even Democrats encourage resource production, including but not only oil. We’re fine here in that respect.
I don't have a close group of Freeper Friends. I don't think I have a single friend here but there are a couple of folks whose posts I enjoy. As for me, not only have I contacted my representatives, I have written a letter to the editor that was not published but will try again. I also signed Newt's Drill Here petition, made a donation, forwarded the link to my friends and have addressed the issue as a public speaker while emceeing events behind enemy lines.
Are you implying that the folks who post here are all talk?