4 Star USMC General (Ret) To Discuss Energy, Climate and National Security
September 16, 2009
Town Hall Meeting on Parris Island
PARRIS ISLAND, SC – September 14, 2009 – Retired General Robert Magnus – a member of the CNA Military Advisory Board (MAB) of top-ranking admirals and generals – will present findings to a Parris Island Town Hall Meeting from the Board’s two groundbreaking reports that identify national security threats posed by climate change and the United States’ energy posture. Their most recent report warns that continuing business as usual is perilous and recommends immediate action to address the nation’s long-term energy profile. By addressing its own security needs, the Department of Defense can help lead the transformation of U.S. energy use as an innovation incubator for new energy technologies.
The Parris Island Marine Corp Recruiting Depot is leading by example with its first place Environment Awards for cultural resources management from the Department of Defense and Secretary of the Navy.
WHO: GENERAL ROBERT MAGNUS, USMC (RET)
FMR ASST COMMANDANT OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
WHAT: TOWN HALL MEETING
WHEN: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 12:30 PM ET
WHERE: DEPOT CHAPEL
MCRD (MARINE CORP RECRUIT DEPOT)
(Next to the Parris Island Museum, 161 Panama Street)
Contact for additional information:
Name: SSgt Tracie Kessler
Email: tracie.kessler@usmc.mil
Phone: (843)228-2113; cell (949)315-0343
Name: Toni Aluisi on behalf of CNA
Email: tlaluisi@verizon.net
Phone: 202-957-9600
Reports: National Security and the Threat of Climate Change (www.securityandclimate.cna.org) and Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risk to National Security (www.PoweringAmericasDefense.org)
