The summit at Copenhagen has arrived, and the first few days have not shown us much progress. I, however, remain optimistic!

I was considering giving a summary of events that have taken place at the meetings, and those that are planned ahead. I realized, however, that instead of analyzing the issues myself, it would be more appropriate to discuss how other citizen journalists are reporting on the climate talks.

I am, of course, inclined to start with OnEarth’s blogs. Personal preferences aside, it is obvious that the greenlight blogs have been flooded with posts on the climate talks at Copenhagen. Bloggers range from on-site editor Ben Jervey, to free lance journalists, to citizens who need their voices to be heard.

With such an important international environmental conference taking place right now, many people who are witnessing the event in Denmark, reading about it in the news, or have a personal opinion on environmental issues and policy are itching to share this experience with the rest of the world.

To be fair, though, I should point out that other websites that promote citizen journalism, blogging, or general environmental news are receiving the masses of reports and opinions on the Copenhagen summit as well. GroundReport, NowPublic, DailyKos, and iReport all have citizens and freelancers blogging about what they see and feel, and once the talks at Copenhagen draw to a close, I’m sure that any political agreement or disagreement will generate weeks of opinion and follow-up news.

Hopefully by now you are convinced that now is the ideal time to start your own blog on environmental issues! By reading other blogs and news sources, or by coming up with more creative ways to get your news, you should start passing your knowledge and opinions on to others. If you are already reading OnEarth blogs, there’s a chance you have already set up an account. If so, keep up with your blogs and remain enthusiastic!

If you haven’t started blogging, please do! Creating an account at OnEarth.org is easy and will give you new freedom to express yourself. Have a look at some of my previous blogs for some background on being a citizen journalist and take some time to think of a topic you are truly knowledgeable or passionate about. Tell your friends about your blog and make friends here on the site. Expanding the network of OnEarth blogs—especially during these exciting climate talks—will really boost citizen journalism in environmental media, which will inevitably lead to people becoming more informed and involved.