Saturday, June 12, 2010, top retired military leaders and veterans, along with local elected officials, will host a Town Hall meeting to discuss the connection between climate change and national security, and call for passage of comprehensive climate and energy legislation. They will encourage Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to stop funding terrorism and defend America by supporting the American Power Act.  The veterans will also underscore previous efforts by both Senators to secure America with clean energy.

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Operation Free is holding a town hall meeting on June 12th at 11:30am in Portland with the Truman National Security Project (www.operationfree.net) to better inform the public about how climate change is a threat to our national security. We will be joined by Major General Don Edwards and Adam Cote, Iraq War Veteran and other veterans including two from Iraq and Afghanistan.

RSVP at www.operationfree.net/portland

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“The Pentagon has declared our dependency on foreign fuels a security threat,” said President Barack Obama during a press conference last November. “Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are traveling the county as part of Operation Free, campaigning to end our dependence on oil.”

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The Department of Conservation is requesting applications for biomass heat and energy installation projects for funding through federal recovery act funds.

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Maine is moving forward, becoming a clean-energy exporter, as well as an innovator in renewable technologies. With biofuels, high-tech windmills, and other innovations developed at the University of Maine, the state is progressing its international expertise in the green-energy economy.

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Sen. John Warner, Jon Powers-Iraq Veteran and COO of the Truman Institute listen to Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx speak about Operation Free at a White House press conference

On September 10, 2009 over 150 veterans, mostly from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, traveled from all corners of the country to Washington, DC. There they trained and took action on a new mission: Operation FREE.

These veterans, of all ages, joined forces to speak out against U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. Their call for action focused on the national security threat that this dependency creates as it continues to contribute to global warming.

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WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation prepares for an expected fall debate on climate change legislation, leading national security and veterans organizations have launched Operation FREE (www.OperationFREE.net ). 

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