Subject: Operation Free in the News!
From: "Brandon Fureigh" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:03:49 -0400

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD...

TRUMAN IS ALL OVER THE NEWS!

Our Advocacy team has been working non-stop over the last month and their efforts are getting noticed! Our energy security campaign, Operation Free, has been especially active in the debate over DoD Biofuels.  Operation Free is committed to ending our dependence on oilf and defending the military's investments in clean and renewable energy.

TELEVISION

07/17/2012-DoD Defense, "Trust" Ad

Operation Free launched a new online and television ad campaign featuring VLA Alumni Chris Marzoni.  The "Trust" ad calls out members of Congress like Senator Portman for not trusting our military leaders.

07/08/2012-Fox News Great Green Fleet Segment with Guest Mike Breen, Truman VP

Truman Vice President, Mike Breen spoke in support of DoD biofuel investments on Fox News.

06/11/2012- EPA GHG Rule

We are in the process of shooting a commercial featuring Truman Fellow and Operation Free veteran Jon Gensler in support of the new EPA rule.  Please check out our Facebook page to watch for the release of this great ad!

EVENTS IN CONGRESS AND AT THE WHITE HOUSE

06/15/2012-DoD Defense Coalition letter written by OpFree Generals

The DoD Defense Coalition launched an online letter authored by Operation Free Generals and Admirals in order to mobilize veterans from across the country to call for Congress to support clean energy investments.  You can sign it in on our website!

06/19/2012 and 07/10/2012 -Truman VP testifies before Congress

Truman VP and Operation Free spokesman Mike Breen testified before Congress in both June and July.  On June 19, he defended military investments in alternative energy and highlighted the economic benefits of clean energy before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.  A few weeks later, Breen returned to the House Energy & Commerce, Energy and Power subcommittee to discuss alternative fuels.

07/11/2012-Operation Free Flag Officers come to DC, meet in White House and visit the Hill
On Wednesday, a group of Operation Free's senior retired military officers joined representatives from involved administrative agencies, members of the advanced biofuels community, the agricultural lobby, and other national security organizations to discuss the importance of DoD's advanced biofuels programs.  The next day, they met on the Hill with key persuadable Senate offices including: Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO).

07/12/2012-Operation Free briefs Congress on advanced biofuels- "Fueling our Military in the 21st Century"

Operation Free flag officers held a panel discussion in front of a crowd of over 175 congressional staffers and 10 reporters from major publications.  Truman VP Mike Breen moderated the highly attended discussion, which featured retired officers from four branches of the armed services. 

PRINT/ONLINE MEDIA

06/07/2012-Washington Post The Wind Tax Credit Does a Whirl of Good by Michael Wu, Truman Advocacy Policy Director

06/15/2012- Huffington Post Wind Energy Makes America Safer by Mario Rivas, Truman VLA

06/19/2012- The Hill Congress Blog Clean Energy is Critical to National Security by Mike Breen, Truman VP

06/21/2012- Politico Groups rushing to save green energy by Austin Wright

07/11/2012- National Defense Magazine In Pursuit of Alternative Fuels, Air Force and Navy Take Divergent Paths by Sandra Erwin

07/12/2012- TIME Battleland Why the Fight Over the "Great Green Fleet" is Fuelish by Mike Breen, Truman VP

07/17/2012- The Hill Ads Hit GOP lawmakers for opposing Navy biofuels by Jeremy Herb

*In addition to the ones we spotlighted, we had other publications about our work written by Fellows, VLAs, and reporters outside the Truman community.  Articles appeared locally and nationally in the following publications: Sacramento Bee, Hoosier Ag Today, AgriPulse, Biofuels Digest, domestic fuel, Richmond Times, National Defense Magazine, Platts, E & E Publishing, N2K Energy, National Biofuels Journal, and Reuters.

Thank you for your ongoing support in continuing the fight!  Let us know if we can share anything else with you.

Sincerely,

Brandon Fureigh, Advocacy Director

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