Operation FREE in the Virginian-Pilot

Veterans to stop in Norfolk on 21-state clean energy tour

By Cindy Clayton
The Virginian-Pilot
© October 19, 2009
NORFOLK
Some military veterans plan to make a stop in Norfolk on a bus tour promoting a clean energy plan that they say cuts carbon pollution.
The Operation Free Veterans for American Power Bus Tour will stop in Norfolk tomorrow as part [...]

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Veterans for Clean Energy Rolling Through Pennsylvania this Week
Tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, the Operation Free Veterans for American Power bus tour will be rolling through Pennsylvania with veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan speaking out on the need for the United States to strengthen its national security by transitioning to clean energy and [...]

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Veterans Discuss Energy Issues
A group of veterans are traveling the country by bus to educate the people on the dangers of foreign oil dependence, and on Sunday afternoon, the bus stopped in Morgantown.
The Operation Free Veterans for American Power Bus Tour aims to raise awareness on how foreign oil poses a threat to national [...]

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On Friday night I had an opportunity to meet Robin Eckstein, a Wisconsin native and Iraq war veteran, as well as the other veterans traveling across the country as part of Operation FREE northern bus tour. I had a great time meeting all the veterans involved with Operation FREE, and I had a great conversation [...]

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New veteran group says global warming is as dangerous as terrorists
By Carolyn Szczepanski
Whether it was the light drizzle, crisp temperatures or their military training, the veterans on the big, blue biodiesel bus got right to the point when they stopped at Liberty Memorial last week.
“Climate disruption is a clear and present national security threat,” Rafael [...]

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