A platoon of veterans warning that global climate change creates potential national security threats wrapped up their North Carolina bus tour in Charlotte this morning.
The Veterans for American Power Tour was scheduled to stop at the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial on East 3rd Street in Charlotte at 10 a.m. today, with Anthony Foxx, city councilman and Democratic candidate for mayor, speaking.
The tour was organized by Operation Free, a coalition of veterans and national security groups trying to raise awareness about the national security threats posed by climate change and the importance of an economy that's not tied to fossil fuels.
The group stopped in Raleigh, Fayetteville and Greensboro on Wednesday.
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Re: Another mission for national security
October 22, 2009 - 8:07pm — taylorThe vets are on to something here. Unstable weather, droughts, hurricanes and rising sea levels all bring on chaos. In addition, America's dependence on foreign oil, mostly from violent, anti-American Middle East countries, keep us under their thumb.
The pending American Clean Energy and Security Act in Congress needs to become law. The ACESA puts the environmental ball back in our court by giving us incentives for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy such as wind and solar, and by boostering the transition to a clean-energy economy. Such new investments in clean-energy technologies would lower global warming pollution and reduce foreign oil use. It would, as well, create jobs and increase our economic competitiveness in the world.
I salute Veterans for American Power for this proactive effort. As a Vietnam veteran, I feel this is a new call to action. It may not require a uniform, as before, but it does demand our commitment to sacrifice for the security interests of our nation, and it can be done without firing a single shot.
Charles Malone
Raleigh
Candidate for NC Senate 2010