On Sunday, Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber posted a piece on The Huffington Post disputing Bill Maher’s claim that America’s youth are not concerned with global warming.  To support their argument that young people are increasingly concerned with this issue, Greenberg and Weber cite a recent Gallup poll completed in March.

Gallup found that 60% of Americans are worried either a “great deal” or a “fair amount” by global warming.  More importantly, however, 94% of 18 to 29 year olds—the Millennial Generation—believe the US must take “extreme measures” immediately to reverse the environmental damage already done by global warming.

Operation FREE Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are a core part of the country’s Millennial Generation and are carrying a specific message of the dangers of global warming:

Global warming is a threat multiplier that causes heat waves, drought, disease, wild fires, stronger storms, and, eventually, mass migration.  These effects will increase the threat and frequency of violent conflicts.

Operation FREE is dedicated to reducing America’s dependence on fossil fuels and generating clean, renewable, domestic energy sources.  Operation FREE vets have taken their message directly to the White House and the US Senate, joined Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry during their announcement of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, and are engaging Americans across the country in this discussion.

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