Thread by @ColleenBoland

Military #veterans know about rapid deployment in times of crisis. #ClimateChange is a crisis. Here’s my 2/14 testimony to the NY Senate EnCon Committee on behalf of Veterans for Climate Justice:
#NYOFFAct

@SenatorMetzger @toddkaminsky @judygriffinny

In my testimony, I cite 2019 Pentagon findings showing that #climatechange undermines military readiness: two-thirds of our operationally critical bases are now threatened by flooding, drought, wildfires & and other extreme conditions driven by climate instability.

Also, our intel community’s 2019 annual report, which finds that #climatechange is a source of global chaos, posing risks that are “likely to fuel competition for resources, economic distress and social discontent through 2019 and beyond.”

Meanwhile, flying in the face of good intel and good science, Trump’s #ClimateDenialPanel is a wasteful farce & puts our national security at risk. NY legislators, we’re counting on you to lead the way! Vets for Climate Justice have your back. #NYOFFAct
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