Bobbie Stewart/ Indianapolis Star/ June 14, 2010.

As oil continues to gush into the Gulf and our country spends more than a billion dollars a day on foreign oil, it has never been more important to hear from those who will benefit from clean energy – Hoosiers.

Today, as America celebrated Flag Day, Repower Indiana, a project of the Alliance for Climate Protection, facilitated a conversation between Hoosiers and local veterans and national security leaders on how a transition to clean energy sources will create jobs, make our nation more secure and stimulate Indiana’s economy.

“The Deepwater Oil Disaster has shown us the devastating consequences of our reliance on oil,” said General George Buskirk, former Adjutant General of Indiana. “Worse still, we continue to spend a billion dollars a day to buy oil from abroad. It’s time to make a transition to clean, renewable energy produced in America — which will create new jobs and make our country more secure.”

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