Elected officials who are veterans and UK and Ukrainian dignitaries say clean energy is true energy security

Any attack on public lands hurts all Americans, say veterans who are elected officials defending democracy

HOST: Alex Cornell du Houx, Elected Officials to Protect America President/Co-Founder

SPEAKERS: 

• Dr. Pat Spearman, Fmr. Nevada State Senator President Pro-Tempore, Retired Army Lt. Colonel
• Aaron Márquez, Arizona State Representative, District 5, Army Veteran
• Katheryn Napier, Blue Lake City Council Member, CA, Army Airborne Veteran
• Lord Risby, Member of the House of Lords in Parliament, UK
• Jordan Meade, UK Kent elected official, Advisor to Parliament
• Svitiana Sushko, Acting Director, Ukraine Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Recovery and Reform Support Team

Lisagor Room. Virtual Link: EOPA Zoom Live:  https://eopa-org.zoom.us/j/87522295900  

BACKGROUND: As fossil fuel-based energy continues to fuel the warming of the planet, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. This results in direct threats to global security with mass migrations and conflicts over scarce resources. The military knows the climate crisis is a threat multiplier. Hence, elected officials who are veterans will speak about how investments in clean energy, sustainable infrastructure, and protecting our public lands are key to energy security.  Additionally, dignitaries from Ukraine and from the United Kingdom will address the need for every nation to develop and implement energy security solutions for world security. They will talk about their efforts and some will cite the EOPA Ukraine Energy Security Marshall Plan that recommends clean energy solutions for implementation now, and after the war. 

Sadly, too many countries are dependent on oil barons who dictate fluctuating prices and policy to the world because they own this energy resource. Here at home, oil corporations make record profits year after year knowing their products increase health risks, and fuel the climate crisis with dangerous greenhouse gases. Research shows that about 1 out of 5 Americans die prematurely due to the production and usage of fossil fuels.

“As veterans, we fought and worked hard to protect our democratic values and lands. The war in Ukraine is a clear warning to the world, illustrating how our dependence on a single source of energy is destroying lands and creating instability. Alternatively, distributed clean energy is secure, costs less, and creates prosperity,” said Alex Cornell du Houx, former Maine State Representative, Marine combat veteran, President of EOPA, and Co-Founder. “A clean energy future is a secure and prosperous future.”