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Senator Graham on Climate Change, National Security and the Military Perspective

May 18, 2017 9:00 am / Leave a comment

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Senator Lindsey Graham speaking climate change and national security [Image: The Center for Climate and Security, May 16, 2017]

At an event on Capitol Hill Wednesday sponsored by the Center for Climate and Security and its partners (Deploy/US, the Evangelical Environmental Network and the R Street Institute), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) highlighted the opportunity for a bipartisan approach to climate change and clean energy policy. Specifically focusing on the national security and military perspective, Senator Graham noted: “From a national security side: Retired generals and admirals, the more you speak about the national security implications, the easier it is for a Republican to get involved.” (more…)

Event: Climate, Energy, and Security with Senators Graham and Whitehouse

May 11, 2017 4:40 pm / 2 Comments on Event: Climate, Energy, and Security with Senators Graham and Whitehouse

Graham_Whitehouse_HeadshotsPlease join the Center for Climate and Security and its partners for a bipartisan-sponsored event on Capitol Hill this Tuesday, May 16, at 2:00 pm. The event, titled “Energy, Security, and Climate Solutions: Moral, Military and Business Perspectives” will be held at the Senate Hart Building Room 902, Washington, D.C. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will give opening remarks, followed by a panel moderated by Greta Van Susteren. Panelists include:

  • Mitch Hescox, President, Evangelical Environmental Network
  • General Ron Keys, USAF (Ret), Advisory Board, The Center for Climate and Security
  • Eli Lehrer, President, R Street Institute
  • Elizabeth Tate, Director of Public Policy, Johnson Controls, Inc.