I’ve got to say, I’ve been following Operation Free since its inception and it’s a game-changing development in environmental activism and progressive politics generally.
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p>For those who don’t know, it’s a sustained effort, led by veterans, to make the case that clean energy is a national security issue — because it’s true, and because many people need to hear about clean energy in these terms, because national security is a bigger issue for them than the environment has been.
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p>It’s allied with the Truman Project, which is dedicated to helping progressives talk about national security and military affairs in ways that have broad appeal, and to supporting veterans who want to get involved in politics.
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p>The Gulf disaster is already having a tremendous impact in making more people open to clean energy and environmental care. Operation Free is the kind of movement that can help decisively turn the corner in American public opinion on energy and the environment.
I’ve got to say, I’ve been following Operation Free since its inception and it’s a game-changing development in environmental activism and progressive politics generally.
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p>For those who don’t know, it’s a sustained effort, led by veterans, to make the case that clean energy is a national security issue — because it’s true, and because many people need to hear about clean energy in these terms, because national security is a bigger issue for them than the environment has been.
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p>It’s allied with the Truman Project, which is dedicated to helping progressives talk about national security and military affairs in ways that have broad appeal, and to supporting veterans who want to get involved in politics.
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p>The Gulf disaster is already having a tremendous impact in making more people open to clean energy and environmental care. Operation Free is the kind of movement that can help decisively turn the corner in American public opinion on energy and the environment.
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p>I’m going to attend and you should too!