John,

The Amazon rainforest has been on fire for three weeks. Three. Weeks.

It produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen and is burning to the ground with barely any media coverage.

Let’s cut to the chase: with raging wildfires, devastating floods, and record-breaking temperatures, there’s no doubt we’re in a climate crisis. Sign our petition now to demand the major TV networks cover the Amazon burning like the crisis it is.

When Notre Dame -- a building in Paris -- caught on fire, the media covered it non-stop. But when our planet’s lungs are on fire for three weeks, we barely hear a peep.

Climate change is *the* issue of our generation -- affordable housing means nothing if there is nowhere to live, a living wage is useless if there is nothing to buy, and health care is meaningless if there are no people left.

DFA proudly aligns ourselves with progressives in Congress like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House and Bernie Sanders in the Senate who have repeatedly called on Congress to declare a climate emergency. We must do whatever we can back them up and that’s where we need your help:

It’s about time the TV networks treated climate change like the emergency it is.

Sign our petition now calling on TV networks to do their jobs by covering the Amazon rainforest fires and responsibly informing the public about the dire effects of climate change.

The media responds to public pressure. That’s why we've partnered with allies like the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to turn up the heat on the major media networks and demand they cover this devastating crisis. The more people who sign our petition the more pressure they’ll feel to cover this critically important issue.

Thank you for doing your part,

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America